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Category Archives: nature
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
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Tagged natural history, science, science and religion, science education
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Thumb Butte
On my last day in Prescott, I headed out to the city’s famous landmark, Thumb Butte, hovering over the town like a guardian. The last I’d seen of it in January included a lot of snow: But yesterday the temperature … Continue reading
Discovering horses
I’m at Prescott College (Prescott, AZ), where yesterday we were treated to a taste of the Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH) program at a ranch about an hour away from here. EAMH is code for hanging out with horses. We … Continue reading