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Articles by Beth Wald
Finding Refuge in Iran
Anne Gilbert Chase and Brittany Griffith get the beta on Alam Kuh from Iranian climbers Habibi and Sholmaz, friends and partners from Tabriz. During our time at base camp, we got to know Habibi, Sholmaz and many other Iranian climbers, who would come by our camp to welcome us to Iran and the Alborz Mountains, and to talk about climbing, life and politics. We were a fascinating anomaly, but being climbers made us break that down.
Scouts Chase Adventure and Elusive Trout in Rocky Mountain National Park
The greenback cutthroat trout is a rare prize for fishermen in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Way back in the 1930s, the fish was thought to be extinct. Then, in 1957, a group of them was discovered in the park’s Big Thompson River, just hanging out like it was no big deal. The park has been trying to restore the greenback population ever since. Over the decades, the number of greenbacks has slowly grown.
This volunteer builds the foundation for unit success
After a good experience in Cub Scouting, where he earned the Arrow of Light Award and the Parvuli Dei religious award, Windsor, Colo., native David Aragon’s tenure in Boy Scouting was cut short by bullying. In fact, he dropped out after earning only the Tenderfoot rank and the Engineering merit badge. Despite that mixed experience, he knew the difference Scouting could make, having watched close friends become Eagle Scouts.
4 Steps to Creating Successful Bottom Line Results at Your Health Club
Want to create a culture of success where great work and innovation thrive and positive bottom line results are achieved? You’ll need to start by creating a work environment focused on accountability. Holding people accountable takes focus and persistence and is not what managers like to do.
Make the most of conservation projects in your community
WANT TO PUT GRINS on the faces of your Scouts, Venturers or Sea Scouts? Turn them loose digging in soil and making good things happen. As they discover the fun they can have while caring for the environment, there’s no stopping what they can achieve. Today’s Earth-friendly service projects continue a tradition begun in 1911 when Conservation was among the Boy Scouts of America’s first merit badges.
Tips for teaching the Environmental Science merit badge
More than two decades after earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Eagle Scout Jonathan Marchal still remembers the hours he had to spend observing nature (to which he had not looked forward). “It was an incredible experience to just sit quietly in the woods,” he says. “I’m thankful that I was made to do it.” Experiences like that eventually led him to become an environmental educator.
Westward Bound with Troop 16
By Aaron Derr Photographs by Beth Wald and Rachid Dahnoun When the young men of Troop 16 in Columbus, Ohio, went west last summer, they did it in style: 13 days, thousands of miles on a train, six major cities, two national parks … and one giant adventure. From Ohio to Montana’s Glacier National Park, and then on to Seattle, Los Angeles and eventually the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the Scouts saw and did it all.
Peru Highlands Photo Gallery -- National Geographic Traveler
Evening in Arequipa Photograph by Beth Wald Twilight brings crowds to the Plaza de Armas—and its neoclassical cathedral—in Arequipa, a center for Andean textiles.Read more in "The Golden Yarn" in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveler. Vigilant Vicuñas Photograph by Beth Wald Wild vicuñas pause on a mountainside during a chaccu, the annual roundup of these wool-bearing animals for shearing.Read more in "The Golden Yarn" in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveler.
Snakes, Sharks, and Other Wild Animals Americans Want
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Every year Americans legally import millions of wild animals and wildlife products. Sometimes they’re live animals destined for zoos. Sometimes they’re trophies from hunts or intended for scientific purposes. But overwhelmingly, they’re for the commercial trade—coats, shoes, wallets, jewelry, and exotic pets. Some are bred in captivity. Some are taken from the wild. Here are some of the animals imported in the greatest numbers in recent years.
By Rachael Bale, Tim Laman, Paul Nicklen, Michael Nichols, Brian Skerry, Joel Sartore Verified, Sergio Pitamitz, Beth Wald
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Large-scale copper mine project in Ecuador mired in allegations of abuse
On the edge of a large clearing below the steep forested ridges of Ecuador’s Cordillera del Condor, in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, Luis Arévalo holds a mud-stained remnant of a curtain as he stands in the ruins of what had been his home for 40 years.
The Blind Climber Who "Sees" With His Tongue
A wiry man in his late 30s hangs near the top of a 40-foot wall, the toes of his climbing shoes barely gripping the sheer face. He clings with his left hand and pauses, swinging his right arm to the side, loosening the muscles. Then he raises his head and lunges, thrusting his right hand above him and catching a rock hold with his fingertips. With a few more moves he arrives at the top. Under normal circumstances this extreme rock climber would be worth watching.
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