My two part interview with Dr. J. Drew Lanham of Clemson University explores the art of ‘claiming’ and how being present can transcend time and space. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Drew.
Drew Lanham is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Master Teacher and Certified Wildlife Biologist at the Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department at Clemson.
In his teaching, research, and outreach roles, Drew seeks to translate conservation science to make it relevant to others in ways that are evocative and understandable. As an African American he’s intrigued with how culture and ethnic prisms can bend perceptions of nature and its care. His “connecting the conservation dots” and “coloring the conservation conversation” messages have been delivered internationally.
Drew strongly believes that conservation must be a blending of head and heart; rigorous science and evocative art.
This has been part one of my conversation with Drew. My continued conversation with drew will air and appear on my SoundCloud account in the coming weeks.
Drew’s memoir, The Home Place – Memoirs of A coloured Man’s love Affair with Nature – is available from Milkweed Press. Snippets of this book were taken from the pages 175 and 176 of the 2016 printing.
You can find out more about Drew and his work at the following:
Clemson University website: www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_sta…/profiles/lanhamj
Personal website: jdlanham.wixsite.com/blackbirder
To find out more about the good work of 100 Miles and how they are protecting Georgia’s 100 Miles of Coastline for generations to come please visit – www.onehundredmiles.org
Thank you to Drew for his open heart, and to Catherine and the rest of the 100 Mile Leadership Team for the generosity of their time and spirit in making this interview possible.
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