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What’s up with our water? World Water Day

March 29, 2011
By Jocelyn Azada
What’s up with our water? World Water Day

A week ago today, March 22, was World Water Day. As someone living in the U.S., I realized how much I take water for granted, how little time I spend thinking about it, and how easy it to use water for any purpose I wish: I drink, cook bathe and wash dishes, clothes and...

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Dare to have an adventure

August 9, 2010
By Jocelyn Azada
Dare to have an adventure

I found out about Wilderness Inquiry through one of my company’s interns, an amazing young woman named Virginia Pendleton. Virginia is spending her summer as an Outdoor Leader with Wilderness Inquiry, leading adventure trips.  Wilderness Inquiry is an award-winning, non-profit organization in Minneapolis that helps people from all walks of life personally experience the natural...

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New urbanism is not new

November 30, 2009
By Jocelyn Azada
New urbanism is not new

  I was a child in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s, so when I learned more about the term “new urbanism” last week, of course my mind went back to one of my favorite (yes, I admit it) childhood shows, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and then of course, to another favorite, Eddie...

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