Christin’s Blog

Terra on the Bench™ Studios is a creative collective founded by environmental scientist Christin Bratton. I share my expeditions and the amazing things I learn along the way. Get to know me.

Tools & Media

REAL Connection

A major part of positive impact to others and ourselves is getting out there and sharing ideas, experiences, and ways to improve our ways of thinking for a more connected world.

Woman in white t-shirt, ripped black jeans, and yellow sandals crouched on a sandy beach, picking up litter with her right hand, wearing gloves, and holding a brown plastic bag in her left hand. The beach has footprints, buildings in the background, and a few other people walking along the shoreline under cloudy skies.
Six women smiling and posing for a photo in front of a wall covered with gum and chewing bubblegum. They are dressed warmly with hats, scarves, and jackets, suggesting a cold weather.
A woman in a green shirt and pink headscarf is harvesting or tending to plants on a multi-level indoor hydroponic farm with LED lighting.
Two people in green Groundwork Buffalo Green Team shirts are tending to a garden with tomato plants, supported by circular wire cages, in an outdoor garden bed.
Group of nine people posing for a photo in an office lobby, with
Two women with dogs having a picnic in a park, with craft supplies and trees in the background.
A person wearing an orange shirt, black pants, pink sleeves, and a gray hat standing outdoors near a river, holding a fallen palm frond. There is a small black utility vehicle nearby with some branches in its bed, and a wooden fence with trees and plants in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Three women dancing and posing on a ledge outdoors with trees and sky in the background.
A group of ten people standing outdoors near a lake, some wearing hats and casual clothing, with trees and picnic tables in the background.
Group of 15 people outdoors at night, smiling and wearing matching blue shirts with 'For Stephanie' written on them, standing in front of trees on grass.

Progress & Impact by the #s

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Text reading 'The Powerful Voice of the Black People' and 'The Buffalo Criterion' with a subtitle 'Incorporated'.

As Seen on

University at Buffalo logo with white UB initials on a blue background.
A graduate in a garden, wearing a sun hat, gardening. Congratulations message for Christine Bratton, Class of 2022, Unity College.
Bold Journey logo with the word 'BOLD' in large pink letters and 'JOURNEY' in smaller black letters underneath on a white background.
Woman with glasses, black hair with blonde highlights, squatting on a sandy beach, collecting trash with a plastic bag, wearing a dark green top, black pants, silver sandals, and a pink backpack.

Community Forum for discussion - “FIELD”

This is a discussion community for people working in environmental and conservation spaces who want to share conservation, photos of their field experience, personal development, real lessons, environmental concerns, and advice for people who want to get into or learn more about the related fields or topics centered around it. Each of us can use our expertise to come up with solutions or encourage one another. Take a seat on the park bench with us, contribute what you are seeing and learning, and strengthen your impact alongside others who care about the planet. Here we explore topics centered around climate change and the issues within the systems that set us back from finding solutions.

Forum for Insight, Environmental Learning, and Discussion

Environmental & Conservation Forum Topics Include:

Field Notes, Local Observations, Environmental Media Lab, Templates and Tools, Education Gaps, Career Pathways, Mindset Shifts, Project Showcases, Climate Solutions, Collaboration Board, Community Announcements