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Author Archives: Priscilla Stuckey, PhD
Even bindweed brings gifts
It’s the bane of gardeners throughout the arid West—the boa constrictor of the weed world, twirling nasty vines around other plants, stretching its stringy rhizomes underground for what appear to be miles. Gardeners in Boulder joke that “it’s all just … Continue reading
Posted in nature, spirituality
Tagged attitudes toward nature, ethnobotany, native plants, TEK, traditional environmental knowledge, weeds
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On the way to Goshawk Ridge
My sore ankle won’t yet handle the several miles of round-trip over Goshawk Ridge, through some of the most beautiful wildflower display you will see anywhere in Boulder County, but this week I got as close as I could by … Continue reading
The native garden in June
The native garden is blooming! After about six weeks of tending by a cadre of volunteers, the garden at Chautauqua bursts into June. Earlier this week the golden banner was striking:
Mud love
I sprained my ankle last night—pretty bad, as the history of sprains in my life goes. I was minutes away from leaving for my ceramics class when I took the spill. And the fall led to an evening with mud, … Continue reading
Where science and religion meet: The natural world
Update May 3: This post appears in the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival hosted this week by marine biologist Kelsey Abbot at the Mauka to Makai blog. Check out some of the fascinating science writing available at the carnival, such … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, spirituality
Tagged natural history, science, science and religion, science education
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