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Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia

Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly Fishing, and the Waters of Appalachia

Downstream traces the native brook trout of the Appalachians. It's about clean water, because we all live downstream.

2014

Bill McKibben, et al.

Bill McKibben, David L. O'Hara, et al.

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How Important Are Credentials?

Jun 5

Jun 5

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Bringing It Home: How to Make the Most of Studying Abroad

A week ago I came back from yet another month of teaching abroad with my students. My job might not pay much, but one nice perk is that I…

Feb 4, 2023

Bringing It Home: How to Make the Most of Studying Abroad

Feb 4, 2023

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How to Find Your Calling

Break up the big question of what to do with your life into three smaller questions, and include at least one friend as you answer them.

Nov 25, 2022

Three overlapping circles on a chalkboard. Each circle has text. One circle says “What you would like your story to be.” The second circle says “What you do well.” The third says “What you enjoy.”

Nov 25, 2022

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How I Came to Love Insects

I carry a hand lens everywhere these days.

Dec 23, 2022

Black and orange butterfly with white spots on green leaf.

Dec 23, 2022

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Watching The Fish

I love fish. And whenever I say that, most people assume I love either eating fish or catching them. But neither of those is what I mean.

Dec 5, 2022

Photo of the sunrise, looking through a mangrove in Belize. Photo by David L. O’Hara, and copyright 2022.

Dec 5, 2022

“So, How’s The Sabbatical Going?”

This is the third time in my life that I have taken a sabbatical. On average, I’ve taken one about every eleven years. My first sabbatical…

Nov 13

“So, How’s The Sabbatical Going?”

Nov 13

Why All Saints’ Day Matters To Me

That stranger next to you might be a saint someday

Oct 22

Why All Saints’ Day Matters To Me

Oct 22

What Are You Building With Your Life?

What we build shows what we love.

Oct 11

Photo of the mountains near the Cook Inlet in Alaska. Layers of blue-toned mountains with clouds lying low between them. Copyright 2024 David L. O’Hara, Ph.D.

Oct 11

Don’t Call Your Neighbor a Weed or a Pest

When someone posts an image of a wasp, a spider, or a snake on social media, the commenters often say “Kill it.”

Sep 17

Yellow pierid butterfly on dandelion surrounded by dry grass.

Sep 17

Spoiler Alert: How Your Story Ends

Story endings from J.R.R. Tolkien and George Eliot, and how our story continues

Mar 15

Spoiler Alert: How Your Story Ends

Mar 15

David O’Hara

David O’Hara

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Professor of Philosophy, Classics, Religion, and Environmental Studies. Author of several books. Saunterer. Prefers to teach outdoors. Studies fish and forests.

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