Adrift on the River of Life

Adrift on the River of Life

By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist I wanted to write an article for you about setting goals for the year. It was going to be a practical and spiritual path to accomplish something for fun, for growth, and for self betterment. But I can’t write it. I feel like...
Natural Rulebreakers

Natural Rulebreakers

Emma Roth, Nature Educator Nature always surprises me. That’s one of my favorite things about it. It’s unpredictable and exciting. I never know what I am going to stumble across while out on a walk, or while reading up on an animal, even one I thought I was familiar...
Off-Trail in the Winter

Off-Trail in the Winter

By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator The bare branches and dormant plants of winter may seem like a one-note experience with just a cursory glance, but they also provide a window into an otherwise hidden world if you take time look in the trees and search between the...
Ripples

Ripples

By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist I have always been fascinated by ripples in the water. As a child, I loved to throw pebbles in puddles and ponds and watch the patterns created by the ripples as they overlapped. The surface became an ever-changing...
Natural Holidays

Natural Holidays

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator “It’s like we had two holidays in one!” This was what an excited student told me the day after Halloween. I was in a classroom on November 1, and was asking their students how their Halloween had been while the teacher was setting up the...
Observation and Collaboration

Observation and Collaboration

By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator Working in environmental education at a time when inquiry-based learning is the norm, the practice of learning how to make observations and ask questions comes up a lot. I am constantly reminded of how it is an intentional, not...