We took a drive yesterday from our home in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Rocky Mountain National Park to enjoy the scenery. It was perfect timing to enjoy the fall color in the mountains from 8,000 to 10,000 feet elevation, a beautiful sunny day with mild temperatures. Blue, our Australian Cattle Dog, came along toContinue reading “Inspiring Art in the Parks”
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Five Things to Think About Before Outsourcing
Placing segments of your business with a contractor can help you take advantage of specialized skill sets needed for a short period of time or intermittent services. Business entrepreneurs rely on outsourcing as they start new businesses. But many businesses choose to outsource without consideration of the potential side effects of doing so. To makeContinue reading “Five Things to Think About Before Outsourcing”
Loving It to Life – A Nature Center is Born
Kahalu‘u Beach Park is one of those unique places where the resource surprises visitors, charms them and brings them back. I have been visiting this shallow bay on the traditional sacred grounds of the ali‘i (Hawaiian royalty) for 27 years. It’s four miles south of Kailua-Kona and walking distance from where we usually stayContinue reading “Loving It to Life – A Nature Center is Born”
4 Ways to Improve Your Call to Action
Provoking further thought or action is an idea we often make reference to in the business of conservation, interpretation and social marketing. How many times have you seen this phrase on a website, brochure, or exhibit: You Can Help – Here’s How! We want people to do their part and make a differenceContinue reading “4 Ways to Improve Your Call to Action”