New Zealand and Canada both "received a significant number of settlers from Scotland and Ireland. Did these groups bring a particular set of land management techniques with them that had a particular impact on the landscape and environment? Did a particular conservation ethic develop among Scottish and Irish settlers?"
Find out in this new environmental history podcast. (Listen here)
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Weatherwise, last weekend was thawing and misty and overcast, so I didn't feel like doing much outdoors. I finished reading Daryl Gregory's new novel (didn't do much for me) and started Douglas Adams's fifth Hitch-hiker book.
Been a while since I wrote one of these. Here's what I did for fun this past weekend.
News from Bíldudalur that a pair of viking era graves have been found with well preserved weapons and other items.
This has been going on for years but it doesn't make it more acceptable:
More than 3,000 Jewish settlement housing units are being built in the occupied West Bank where the Jewish population is growing steadily, Israel's anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now said Wednesday.
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There are more reviews of the Environmental History podcast, which has published already 20 episodes. And of around 150 other educational podcasts
Anne