{"id":26,"date":"2017-07-26T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2017-07-27T18:48:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T18:48:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/index.php\/about\/img_5356\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1488554044&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012180267965895&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-43 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5356-e1501180540427.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Betsy Rogers. \u00a0I&#8217;m an environmental educator in coastal Georgia, where I grew up. \u00a0Despite my subtropical upbringing, I&#8217;ve spent much of my adult life in the temperate rainforests, boreal forests, and rocky coastlines of Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>Newly launched, this site documents my musings on environmental education, place, flora and fauna, and other related topics. \u00a0I adore learning about the deep and richly complex landscapes around me &#8212; how we shape them and how they shape us, and hope to share this learning with you.<\/p>\n<p>I have a BS in Biology from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA and an MS in Outdoor and Environmental Education from Alaska Pacific University. \u00a0I&#8217;ve done environmental education on both coasts.<\/p>\n<p>I love birds. \u00a0I participate in bird banding activities fairly often. \u00a0I paint some fantastical little birds with watercolors (see my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theartfulwren.etsy.com\">Etsy store<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theartfulwren.blog\/index.php\/about\/img_4898\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"American Robin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-27 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?resize=1024%2C768\" alt=\"American Robin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartfulwren.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4898.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me with an American Robin on a cold morning bird banding at Panola Mountain State Park, Georgia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m Betsy Rogers. \u00a0I&#8217;m an environmental educator in coastal Georgia, where I grew up. \u00a0Despite my subtropical upbringing, I&#8217;ve spent much of my adult life in the temperate rainforests, boreal forests, and rocky coastlines of Alaska. 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