Competition and Cooperation

Competition and Cooperation

By Chelsea Jandreau, Senior Nature Educator and Interim Education Program Coordinator Winter came in with verve and vigor this year, which is exactly why many plants and animals dedicate so much energy in the fall to the preparation for an unpredictable winter season....
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...
Making the Normal, Special

Making the Normal, Special

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist Spotting an Evening Grosbeak, like the one spotted at this feeder, can be a special and exciting event. I am often grateful for living where I do, specifically having such easy access to nature and a job that...
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...