My “Jaws” Moment
Thanks to the Suzuki Foundation for reinforcing my dedication to being outdoors. I spent my birthday trying to shift the stats from the well-accepted “we spend 90% […]
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Waste Not, Want Not
My son just came home from a week-long school trip to Boston. The point was for the class to learn about American history in Salem and […]
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I Love My Park
A week ago was the 5th annual I Love My Park Day in New York State. I joined a decent number of my colleagues from […]
Continue reading »We Are Nature: outdoors, indoors, and health
I sit here on a rainy Sunday, the first of May, realizing a couple of things. First, I was outside nearly all day yesterday and […]
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Dandelion Spring
I had a couple of hours yesterday outside. The dandelions were not happy with me for that, but the birds seemed content, and the sun was […]
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We kayaked today, and accidentally offended a few geese who looked like they were guarding a future nesting site. It was a beautiful day for […]
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Many Hands Make Light Work
The toughest thing about sustainability is that it takes more thought and planning, and often takes more work in initial implementation. The benefits include a […]
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I’ve had an interesting conversation on Facebook the past few days, which has reminded my that there are very few people who truly understand that […]
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The Easter bunny, edible spoons, and mushroom materials.
My son and I colored Easter eggs yesterday, finally using a natural method to do so instead of buying the infamous PAAS kits for coloring, […]
Continue reading »Need or Want? A post full of questions.
Every kid goes through a time when they “want, want, want” something, and it turns into an all-consuming emotional moment while they are demanding that […]
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