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One More Day
By Connie O’Connor, Education Director At the end of the year I participated in a silent meditation retreat on a rural farm. During breaks I would walk on their beautiful prairie trails, through second-growth
Why We Love Summer Camp
Why We Love Summer CampBy Eve Smallwood, Youth Program Manager and Camp DirectorAhh, winter. Trees are bare, there’s a nip in the air and animals are busy surviving the cold. It’s the perfect time to
Nature's Biggest Letter
By Jonathan Duerbeck, weekend naturalist "L! There's an L! Y. W!" Alexandra, age 4, was triumphantly pointing out alphabet letters in the woods. And by now, the capital letter I had become too
Bigger Picture: Capturing Wildlife Together
Nature is a place where some people go to be alone, collect their thoughts and hit reset. However, for photographers Megan Mahon and Jordan West, they thrive off of collaboration and while their work schedules may not
The Perfect Moment
Nature can be an endless source of inspiration: changing seasons, colors, wildlife. Yet, capturing the perfect moment with something so dynamic can be difficult. The fox is there and now it’s gone, the golden hour
Mythic Impressions
By Jonathan Duerbeck, weekend naturalist Have you ever seen one animal make different kinds of tracks? Mud, rock, and snow can all be stepped on by the same raccoon. On each of these, his paw print is different.