a tribute to allan thompson
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A Tribute to Allan Thompson. Or – “How to Make an Earth Scientist out of a Mall C hick from Jersey”. When I first met Doc Thompson, I was a mall chick!. Then we went to Field Camp in South Dakota and Wyoming. And he showed me how beautiful the natural world is. And some great geology!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Tribute to Allan Thompson
Or – “How to Make an Earth Scientist out of a Mall Chick from Jersey”
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When I first met Doc Thompson, I was a mall
chick!
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Then we went to Field Camp in South Dakota
and Wyoming
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And he showed me how beautiful the natural world is
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And some great geology!
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He taught me that I could build my life around my new-found
love for the great outdoors
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So I went to Grad School, and moved to
California
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I started teaching about stream restoration
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Then I moved to Bahrain and started teaching kids to love
nature
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I continued my teaching in Zambia – growing cassava for
drought prone climates
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And taught them how science can be used to help make
better lives for people
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Kept spreading the word in Madagascar
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Building composting latrines in a historic city
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And saw a lot of lemurs
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And saw some lemurs
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And in Florida – did a lot more water quality
monitoring
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And in Cameroon – working at a gorilla and
chimp sanctuary
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Building a play structure for orphan
chimps
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The next adventure is Congo
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And it’s all because one man cared about that chick from Jersey!
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Thanks Doc Thompson – you will live in my
heart forever!!!