GEX for Endangered Animals

Loess Bluffs, NW, MO
June 22, 2019
12:00 AM

PRIMARY HOST

SHEA ARMSTRONG

HOST GROUP

Rite in the Wild

TYPE OF WOUNDED PLACE

Animals + Birds + Insects

 

For the 2019 GEX I struggled to find a single place as inspiration for my event.  There are so many wounded places, people, animals, waters.  How to choose?  In late May, I visited Boulder, CO to prepare for a wilderness trip.  As I drove around the bustling city, I felt an overwhelming sadness that many of the prairie dog sites that used to be locations I visited during a 2005 research project are now completely built over.  Colonies and coteries turned into condos and tech space.  I had always, wrongly, assumed that Boulder was somehow impervious to choosing high-density development over open spaces.  But like so many “green” cities, wildlife washing has becoming the norm.

To honor the lost spaces and animals, my 2019 GEX is dedicated to the countless endangered animals who are losing ground every year.  My son and I will be the only two in attendance at this private GEX. I am excited to share this practice with him (he’s almost 1.5yo) and create beauty for our wild brethren. May we remember our more-than-human family on this and every day.

TYPE

Off the beaten path

CLOSEST KNOWN ADDRESS

GPS COORDINATES OF LOCATION

3212 North 3rd Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA

PUBLIC /  PRIVATE

This is a Private event.