Lisa Schamess – Medium

Lisa Schamess

she/they

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How to Be Found

On Gifts from the Air and the Sea

Nov 10, 2022

Colorful, jumbled close-up of a corner of my desk, with a pencil cup holding pens and a small glass jar holding many gray and white feathers.

Nov 10, 2022

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Published in
Simply Wild

On the Trail of a Conservation Hero

Larry Zeleny’s care for the Eastern Bluebird saved multitudes

Oct 3

Maile Eastern Bluebird on a winter branch

Oct 3

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Published in
BABEL

An Alphabet Book Opened the World for Me

Picture books are the windows and doors for children’s minds

Aug 7

Alphabet picture book open to C-D-E-F against a beige carpet. A cut-out elephant holding a tree trunk raises its head in the middle of the page spread.

Aug 7

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Published in
The New Outdoors

Why It’s So Damn Hard to Preserve Wetlands

And why it matters so damn much

Aug 13

lush wide stream of water through dried tall grass against a bright blue sky and fluffy clouds

Aug 13

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Published in
ENGAGE

Our Brains Are Better Than the Internet

Your attention is still yours

May 14

tornado-like spiral pattern of books with light at the top

May 14

Published in
ENGAGE

I Was a Basket Case When I Started Teaching

Learning to work from your broken place

Sep 7

Smashed pottery shards scattered on a concrete floor. Their bright blue makes them striking against the gray.

Sep 7

Published in
Simply Wild

I Saw My First Bluebird. I Hate It Here

When the loveliest bird drops dead in your yard

Aug 22

I Saw My First Bluebird. I Hate It Here

Aug 22

Published in
Simply Wild

Four Myths about Sparrows, the Birds We Love to Hate

The Common House Sparrow sits at the heart of the debate over nativity and invasiveness — and while it’s sitting, it poops a little

Jul 28

Four Myths about Sparrows, the Birds We Love to Hate

Jul 28

Published in
Books Are Our Superpower

11+ Great Summer Reads for Gardeners

Have to leave your garden for vacation? These books help you cope

Jul 21

book shelves in an ancient tree

Jul 21

Published in
The New Outdoors

Paradise Is Just Where You Left It

We can get back to Eden — right at home

Jul 9

Paradise Is Just Where You Left It

Jul 9

Lisa Schamess

Lisa Schamess

she/they

fecklessly tweaking the universe's algorithms in hopes of a puppy. Currently Director of Communications for the American Association of Geographers. She/they.

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