by auduboncnc | Apr 7, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
When I was fresh out of college, I worked on a trail crew in Arizona. During that time, I spent ten days working the most heavily trafficked trail on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the Bright Angel Trail. We walked the two-and-a-half to three miles down every...
by auduboncnc | Apr 1, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
This article is a reprint from June 2018. Amid the COVID-19 virus, we all need something to lighten our hearts. Nothing does that better than play. It is also important to note children learn and practice social, emotion, cognitive, and physical skills through play....
by auduboncnc | Mar 25, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
There are so many thoughts, questions, and feelings rattling around in my head and heart. I don’t think I’m alone in this. This global pandemic affects us all, whether we get sick or not. One feeling that crops up is the desire to turn inward. To hold our resources...
by auduboncnc | Mar 17, 2020 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Here’s the thing. There are many fewer excuses now. Maybe you’re home, maybe you’re kids are home. Maybe you’re working from home, on limited hours, or in quarantine. Even though the toilet paper may be in short supply, nature isn’t. And it is a glorious time to be...
by auduboncnc | Mar 3, 2020 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Winter is a monster with icy claws, wrapping itself around the roof of the earth for months at a time. Winter’s icy breath chills the bones and chases animals and retirees to the south to escape. Trees drop their leaves in fear and hunker down. Animals fall asleep or...
by auduboncnc | Jun 18, 2019 | Nature News, Spring
Working in a garden can force a change in perspective. Kneeling down to get hands in the dirt, plants tower over the gardener. They no longer look down on plants but look through. On one particular day while gardening, I found myself face to face with sturdy stems and...
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