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Levi Novey is a conservation professional who currently serves as the Communications Manager for The Corps Network, the voice of our nation's Service and Conservation Corps. Previously Levi worked for the U.S. National Park Service for 10 years, as a park ranger, social science researcher, and science communication specialist for 20 different parks. He has a master's degree in Conservation Social Sciences from the University of Idaho and a bachelor's degree in History from Tufts University. In addition to having authored several guidebooks to U.S. national parks, he has written scholarly papers and over 200 online articles as an environmental journalist. He recently returned to the U.S. from Peru, where he lived for over 2 years with his wife Alicia and their daughter Coral.

For more articles by Levi, visit www.levinovey.com or subscribe to his article stream on Facebook.

Blog Entries by Levi Novey

Volunteer With Service and Conservation Corps on Earth Day

(0) Comments | Posted April 18, 2013 | 9:42 AM

Earth Day is a great opportunity to volunteer within your community or at a local park. This year, I recommend spending your time with Youth Service and Conservation Corps, some of the best National Service programs around.

For the uninitiated, Corps are crew-based youth development programs that provide their...

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Projects of the Year

(0) Comments | Posted March 23, 2012 | 11:46 AM

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corps whose accomplishments and projects exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide.

As a member organization, we proudly represent over 150 organizations that in combination operate in all 50 states and the...

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Corpsmembers of the Year

(0) Comments | Posted February 2, 2012 | 3:28 PM

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corpsmembers whose accomplishments and personal stories exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide.

As a member organization, we proudly represent over 150 organizations that operate in all 50 states and the District...

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Help Save the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps

(5) Comments | Posted May 27, 2011 | 3:59 PM

Over the past 27 years, nearly 15,000 young Pennsylvania citizens have served in the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps. Aged from 18-25, these individuals have gained valuable work skills, helped bolster their communities through a variety of conservation and disaster relief related projects, and gone on to become productive members of the...

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Rating the Top 13 Contestants on Season 10 of American Idol

(15) Comments | Posted March 8, 2011 | 9:44 AM

This article was originally published on www.levinovey.com

Season 10 of American Idol is terrific. Whereas previous seasons have lost viewer interest and enthusiasm, I personally think that this might be the best season so far. Why?

In short, the contestants are much, much stronger as a group than...

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Youth and the America's Great Outdoors Initiative

(0) Comments | Posted February 23, 2011 | 4:29 PM

This past week, President Obama headlined an event to herald the continuing work and progress being made on his America's Great Outdoors Initiative, which aims to get more Americans outside while allocating additional federal funds toward land and water conservation.

While the America's Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO) targets...

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Announcing the 2011 Service and Conservation Corpsmembers of the Year

(1) Comments | Posted January 31, 2011 | 1:02 PM

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corpsmembers whose accomplishments and personal stories exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide.

As a member organization, we proudly represent over 150 organizations that operate in a total of 46 states...

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"Go Diego Go" Takes on an Oil Spill

(2) Comments | Posted June 15, 2010 | 4:47 PM

This morning while I was getting my daughter ready for preschool we watched one of her favorite television shows, Go Diego Go! I was happy to see that the show had decided to bring up the issue of how animals are threatened by oil spills. But I also thought it...

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Not Another Shark Movie: How a New Documentary Depicts Great White Sharks as More Than Just Killers

(3) Comments | Posted April 8, 2010 | 3:29 PM

When Sean Aronson began telling people that he was filming a short documentary about great white sharks, he received two typical responses.

"There were always those people who were excited-- the shark fanatics. They live and breathe sharks. But there were also a lot of people who sighed and...

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The Twisted Temptations of Bullfighting in Peru

(7) Comments | Posted February 23, 2010 | 12:46 PM

This is a guest post from my friend Barbara Drake, a freelance writer living in Peru who blogs at An American in Lima.

Two years ago Barbara wrote an article for The Miami Herald about bullfighting in Peru and the public's disenchantment with the brutal sport.

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Peruvian Rock Star Releases Climate Change Themed Song and Video

(1) Comments | Posted January 12, 2010 | 4:53 PM

One of Peru's most popular musicians has released an optimistic climate change anthem as the title track of his newest album Amazonas (scroll down to watch video).

While Pedro Suarez-Vertiz has produced numerous hits, he is also well known for writing socially conscious songs. For these reasons, he is...

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Taking on No Impact Week From Abroad: Lima's Transportation System Sucks

(0) Comments | Posted October 22, 2009 | 12:48 PM

So here we are in the middle of No Impact Week, and so far my family has found the experience to be something of a mixed bag.

Before the challenge began, I wrote about how I thought that I'd just become lazy toward doing the right thing...

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Taking on No Impact Week from Abroad: Will Living in Peru Make It Harder?

(1) Comments | Posted October 16, 2009 | 11:12 AM

I must admit that after downloading the guide to Huffington Post's participative "No Impact Week" experiment, my initial thought was one of dread. It seemed like participating was going to be a chore. But then I decided I was just being lazy and arrogant.

Are you feeling the...

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Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better

(14) Comments | Posted September 24, 2009 | 12:39 PM

This Sunday evening PBS will debut the first episode of famous documentary-maker Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea. It's a 12 hour long epic story, divided into six parts. PBS will be sequentially airing one new episode each night over the week.

If you are not aware...

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What the Battle Over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tells Us about Public Opinion and Climate Change Legislation

(8) Comments | Posted September 18, 2009 | 6:39 PM

This article was originally published on Ecopolitology, a website covering the politics of energy and the environment.

When the United States Congress finishes its work on health care this Fall, the next big challenge it will take on will be climate change legislation. Democrats in the House...

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How Extremophiles Might Help Us Save the World

(2) Comments | Posted September 2, 2009 | 4:37 PM

This story originally appeared on Celsias.com, a site about doing practical things to combat climate change.

Perhaps they are the superheroes of tomorrow. Living and thriving in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, tiny bacteria-like microbes known as extremophiles might soon have an oversized effect on our human world....

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Will Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary be Boring?

(8) Comments | Posted August 19, 2009 | 4:55 PM

For national park nerds like myself, the release of Ken Burns' new documentary about America's national parks is a big event.

Aside from the Obama family's recent visit to several national parks, this documentary will be one of the few major opportunities that come along for national park...

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U.S. Department of Defense to Use Hummingbirds as Spies

(3) Comments | Posted July 7, 2009 | 11:26 AM

It's not quite what you think, but it is pretty close. The U.S. Department of Defense's research and development division is working on a radio-controlled aircraft that looks and flies like a hummingbird. The robotic hummingbirds will be able to discretely enter areas where people would not be able...

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If 98% of "Green" Products Greenwash - Which are the 2% that Don't?

(1) Comments | Posted June 23, 2009 | 3:31 PM

Last night, I was intrigued to read news about a study that had found that 98% of "green" products on the shelves of American supermarkets made false claims. Greenwashing has all but reached its climax I thought. But then I quickly wondered, which are the 2% of "green" products...

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Cumberland Island National Seashore to be Damaged by Motor Vehicle Tours

(5) Comments | Posted June 16, 2009 | 3:29 PM

Several weeks ago, Cumberland Island National Seashore's Chief Ranger announced that park administrators had given final approval for motorized vehicle tours in the park, some months after an environmental impact study indicated that motor vehicle tours would cause little damage.

Russ Bynam of the Associated Press explains: "that means...

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