by Garrison Institute | Jan 15, 2019 | Climate, Mind and Behavior, Insights
The trail through the snow was easy enough to follow at night, without a flashlight to show the way. Pausing occasionally, I’d wait until my eyes could discern the subtly darker shadow that snaked through a stand of fir and pine: a trail carved by my boots and...
by Garrison Institute | Jun 28, 2018 | Climate, Mind and Behavior, Custom Programs, Organizational Change, Science, Social Change
Humankind’s ability to thrive in a changing world depends on a major overhaul of the way cities are built and organized, and a dramatic increase in the amount of land protected for the sake of biodiversity. Those were key components of the Garrison’s Institute’s...
by Garrison Institute | Jun 21, 2018 | Insights
It is a beautiful, sunny day not long before the summer solstice and I am hiking once again in the mountains near my home in western North Carolina. For weeks before this, the late spring sky has been overcast, or it has rained – seemingly non-stop in dismal and...