This post and photo appear at SkyWatch Friday, “a place to enjoy skies and views from all around the world.” A new edition begins every Thursday evening at 7:30 GMT. This photo checks in at #379 for this week. Next … Read More…
This post opens the 40th edition of the blog carnival Festival of the Trees, with a focus on the benefits of trees. Take a look at some of the lovely posts and photos from trees and tree lovers around the … Read More…
I’m honored and delighted to be the featured blog this week at the Nature Blog Network. Welcome, NBN readers! The Nature Blog Network is a marvelous community of nature lovers, writers, scientists, and photographers. If you’re looking for outstanding blogging … Read More…
I haven’t been able to forget a comment David Abram made during his keynote at a conference I attended in the spring. He said even science, devoted as it is to studying the material world, in practice acts as if … Read More…
I’ve been gone for a week, visiting my old haunts in California. And what gorgeous weather for enjoying old friends! First there was Point Reyes, just north of San Francisco, one of my favorite spots on the face of the … Read More…
At a panel on climate change this morning at Chautauqua’s rather pompously named “Grand Convergence,” Bill McKibben joined five of Boulder’s brightest minds on climate change to strategize together about energy use, global warming, and what ordinary people can do … Read More…
“Let’s go see what our plant friends look like in their native habitat,” says our volunteer leader, naturalist Dave Sutherland. After weeding and seeding once a week during the growing season, we volunteers have little left to do in the … Read More…