Baldwin, Lyn

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Thompson Rivers University 
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Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) Conference 
Jun 26th, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM 
Field Workshop: Carrying Care 
Lyn Baldwin 
Thompson Rivers University 
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Carrying Care: Natural History’s Path to Place 
Dr. Lyn Baldwin, Thompson Rivers University 
Naturalists and ecologists have argued that our ever-increasing “extinction of experience” with 
the natural world may, in fact, be its greatest threat. We know that place matters, but what in the 
Euro-Canadian tradition can work to restore care between people and place? Carry comes from 
the Latin word ‘carrus’ meaning wheeled vehicle, whereas care comes from the Old German 
word ‘chara’ meaning grief or lament. Tool, emotion. Is there a link between the tools we carry 
and our capacity to care? As an ecologist, my interest in the practice of field journaling arose 
when I began to understand that caring for the world demanded tools different than what my 
training as an ecologist, alone, could offer. By learning to listen to the land through art, my 
understanding of and willingness to protect its carrying capacity was deepened. 
Illustrated with excerpts from my field journals and paintings, we will begin this workshop 
exploring how the art and science of natural history can help reweave a reciprocal relationship 
between ourselves and the ecosystems that surround and sustain us. Following this introduction, 
delegates will journey off-campus to explore illustrated field journals as an immersive practice in 
place and community. Through a series of observational exercises (none of which require prior 
drawing experience), we will pay close attention to the ground underfoot, giving voice to what 
we experience through schematic drawings, maps, diagrams, and contemplative writing pieces. 
Ultimately, this session will seek to demonstrate that the land’s care inspires and demands all the 
tools we have at our disposal. 
  


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