Conservationists aim to turn birders on to shade-grown coffee
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A blackburnian warbler is pictured perching on the branch of a shade-grown coffee bush in Colombia. Photo by Guillermo Santos/Virginia Tech
March 2 (UPI) More people are birding than ever before, and conservationists want to take advantage of that widespread enthusiasm by turning birders on to bird-friendly coffee.
According to a new paper published in the journal People and Nature, most birders don t know what bird-friendly coffee is and how it can help bird populations.
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As a genre, young adult literature is still fairly young. Its modern iteration has only been around since the 1960s. And though YA readership has grown exponentially over the last decades, the diversity of the authors behind the books is in its infancy. But that is changing.
As the number of Black YA authors grows, so have their stories. These authors not only show Black teens dealing with the same coming of age issues that any teen would deal with – falling in love, finding your place in the world, coming to terms with their sexuality, but also navigating issues like systemic racism and microaggressions, says LaKeshia N. Darden, librarian and adjunct professor at Campbell University and Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, Chair 2019-2021.