Keep Going Anyway  

Keep Going Anyway  

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator and Interim Education Projects Manager Late fall is a time of slowing down, dying off, storing, and saving in the natural world. All this is in preparation for the upcoming winter. If you are a person that tends the land, chances...
More Thoughts on Empathy

More Thoughts on Empathy

by Mac Dawson, Nature Educator As a Nature Educator, I tour our area’s schools doing my best to connect our kids to the natural world with bear skins, raccoon puppets, and games. I do my best to be mindful of my methods and habits so as to continually refine my craft....
Death, Decay, and a Dead Bear

Death, Decay, and a Dead Bear

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist I find myself getting excited over strange things sometimes. This happened recently, as I was driving to work on Route 62, and suddenly came across a Black Bear. Coming across a Black Bear is always an exciting...
Seeds of Fall

Seeds of Fall

By Chelsea Jandreau, Senior Nature Educator and Education Program Coordinator The temperatures are dropping, the trees are putting on their annual color show, and Halloween is less than two weeks away. October is on full display, both in nature and in people’s homes....
Fall Favorites  

Fall Favorites  

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator and Interim Education Projects Manager A few weeks ago, I walked out of work in a dreadful mood. Nothing drastic happened. It was just the accumulation of lots of small things that I couldn’t get ahead of. Crossing the parking...