by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 18, 2010 | Blog, News
Thanks, John, for sharing this from Utne.com, “a digest of independent ideas and alternative culture. Not right, not left, but forward thinking. Most interested in creating a conversation about everything from the environment to the economy, politics to pop...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 13, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Education
Citizen Science report from Science Cheerleader reporter Dr. John Ohab. Are you interested in giving back to the community and advancing environmental science education? Become an EnvironMentor! EnvironMentors is a mentoring program that helps prepare high school and...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 18, 2009 | Blog, In the News, Shad
(This is a picture of a Shad’s otolith or ear bone.) Close followers of ScienceCheerleader.com are aware of my fascination with the Shad. Managed to feature this near-extinct fish in a science policy paper , a folksy radio documentary, and now a (short)...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 21, 2008 | Citizen Science, Shad
Right now, Shad are starting to appear in rivers. A sure sign spring has sprung! The Shad is a remarkable fish with a rich history (as told by John McPhee in The Founding Fish) and impressive ecological link. Like the Salmon, it is anadromous and migrates from its...
