A Ray of Hope by Jeff Tome

A Ray of Hope by Jeff Tome

Nature is resilient. Wildlife and plants have survived asteroid hits, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and more violent disruptions than a person can see in a lifetime. One of the disruptions that is happening now is a slow, insidious moving of plants and animals from...
Audubon Changes Lives by David Lobb

Audubon Changes Lives by David Lobb

As individuals, we go through chapters in our lives believing that we have conquered life and feel as if nothing could ever go wrong for us. Conversely, we will all share experiences of disorientation throughout our time here on earth. We live in a society that...
Blackberries by Crin Fredrickson

Blackberries by Crin Fredrickson

As a little girl, I can remember — perhaps less vividly then I would like — hot and humid August afternoons, impatiently swinging a white plastic bucket by its flimsy handle down a freshly-mowed wood’s trail. A golden retriever named Brandy would gallop by, tongue...
Put Down the Phone and Cherish the Moment

Put Down the Phone and Cherish the Moment

One of the many reasons people go out into the natural world is to marvel at the raw beauty nature holds. Growing up, I have always been blessed with living in rural areas that are surrounded by forests and creeks. Everyday after school was always the start of a new...
Play Outside

Play Outside

I visited my parent’s house this past weekend. Upon arriving, the “S” turn drive leads up to the house and yard carved out of the woods — first made by farmers, who knows how many years ago. Perhaps the towering White Pines would know. This pocket of human settlement...
Nature’s Stress Relief by Jeff Tome

Nature’s Stress Relief by Jeff Tome

This article was written in September 2015 and is reprinted. There is really no way to get around stress in your life. Truthfully, there should not be. Stress is what helps us grow and change and learn new things. Sometimes it pushes us to function in ways that we...