Nature Sound Map
A great way to get to know your local woodlands is to venture out, find a sit-spot, and listen to your surroundings. Create a Sound Map to help you remember what you heard!
Nurturing Naturalists
These educational articles were written by our Executive Director, Jacob Rodenburg. Click the links below to learn more! Download PDF Version
Wonderful Worms
After a long, cold winter there is something rejuvenating and comforting in turning over garden beds. With each shovelful, the smell of moist, damp earth rises up and we rejoice in the promise of a new season of growth. And as we turn the soil, we inevitably will come...
Whizzing Water Stories
Skating on ice is one thing, but skating on water? How cool would that be?! Did you know that there’s an insect that can do just that? Water striders—or pond skaters—can zoom over the surface of lakes and ponds without even getting wet! Water striders have elegant,...
Tiny Finds: The Micro-World of the Forest
It was a glorious summer day. With my son on my back and my daughter on my shoulders, I hiked up to one of the most beautiful spots I know. There on the crest of a granite outcropping I could see sunlight dancing on the surface of a distant lake, green and verdant...