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Category Archives: nature
Staying in touch
Over the weekend I added a little email sign-up form to the right. I’m in the process of writing a book—more on that to come soon!—and I’d like to stay in touch with everyone who, like me, wants to connect … Continue reading
Exploring the Anne U. White Trail
We gathered at the trailhead early Saturday morning, a small bunch of strangers. The sky was overcast, a perfect start to a hike in July. Lauren introduced herself—the naturalist who had called our new Meetup group together. (Within days of … Continue reading
10 ways to give back to the Earth
The conversation around the table turned to the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the sense of powerlessness we all feel to do anything about it. We know our lifestyle is driving the need for oil. We know how … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged attitudes toward nature, food, natural resource, organic, reciprocity, sustainability
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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