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You go into a community and they will vote 80 percent to 20 percent in favor of a tougher Clean Air Act, but if you ask them to devote 20 minutes a year to having their car emissions inspected, they will vote 80 to 20 against it. We are a long way in […] A few weeks ago a fellow nature educator, Judy Molland, sent me a copy of her book “Get Out! 150 Ways for Kids and Grown-ups to Get into Nature and Build a Greener Future (2009, free spirit press).* It seems that this is an excellent time to do a detailed review. After all, Children and […]
FreePhoto.com by Christian Meyn Last week I talked about how to start prepping your yard for nesting birds by setting out nest boxes for the cavity nesters. Of course not all nesters are cavity nesters. Many birds build nests in trees or shrubs, usually trying to find an area that […] With apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson, it is that time of year.
FreePhoto.com by Liz Noffsinger Watching out of my classroom window the other day I was pleased to note that the sparrows are making use of the freeze killed Ficus that grew there to gather nesting material. While […] This has been a bad day. One of those days where just getting the basic stuff done is a schlog. (Stolen, without apology, from Betty Friedan). A schlog is that sort of motion or effort where it feels like you are moving through peanut butter to get anything done. And then it got a little […]
Next Saturday, Mar 26 is the 2011 day to celebrate Earth Hour and, at 8:30 pm your time, turn out all your lights and non-essential electric appliances and celebrate the transition from day to night. Click the link above and get lots of ideas and information. As you know from past posts, […] Anyone who watched Saturday morning cartoons is probably familiar with the Roadrunner today’s featured bird from National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Week, animals that Run and Crawl. There are two variations of the Roadrunner. The Lesser Roadrunner is found in southern Mexico, parts of Central America as well as a separate population on the Yucatan that […] Today the National Wildlife Federation is celebrating wildlife that hop and leap. Sad to say that they don’t have a bird on the list and I think that they are a little remiss in this. There are lots of birds that are noted for hopping behavior. The most common North American bird that comes to […] Today the National Wildlife Federation is featuring Animals that Swim as its focus. The bird they feature is the Mallard. An excellent choice because the Mallard duck is easily found almost anywhere in the northern hemisphere making it recognizable to many people. The male mallard is often one of the first waterfowl that children learn […] Today’s focus on National Wildlife Week is Wildlife that Dig or Climb. You can get the poster and the trading cards here. (Each day will have a different focus and you have to wait until that day to get the poster and cards.) Given my love of birds, imagine my delight when I saw that […] |