Adding Nature to Homeschooling
Called “Wildschooling” – it’s a new term to an old idea. Incorporating more nature into children’s everyday lives, even while schooling. ” Throughout the first five years of my older daughter’s life, I... READ MORE
How Animals See Themselves
A thought essay on experiencing the world like animals do, using their senses that we as humans, lack. “We could, instead, try to view them through their own eyes. In 1909, the biologist... READ MORE
Sweden Dressed for Summer
Known for skiing and northern lights – it really puts on a show in Summer, too. Marcus Westberg writes: “Lately — especially during the last year, for reasons no longer necessary to explain... READ MORE
Taylor Swift and the “Nature” of her songs.
Jeff Opperman is the global lead freshwater scientist for the World Wildlife Fund. He is the first author of the book “Floodplains.” He recently penned an article for the New York Times about... READ MORE
Bird Songs got Sexier during the COVID Shutdown
Popular Science recently published an article about a study conducted during the COVID shutdown on bird song. Anecdotally, people around the world reported more wildlife appearing in cities, but was that really a... READ MORE
NPR Interviews “World of Wonders” Author
Take a Breath and Look Around. It can be helpful to focus on the wonder of the natural world when so much of what is happening around us feels out of our control.... READ MORE