National Wildlife Federation Challenges YOU to be out there, everyday in 2010! “Go play outside” was a common phrase in my household growing up. The weather didn’t matter. Snow, sun, brisk temperatures, outdoors is where we were supposed to be. I think it was mostly to get us kids out of my mom’s hair, but [...]
Pack it in. Pack it out. Walking through the forest, tree branches reach above my head creating a canopy of greens and golden hues, sunlight trickles through splattering soft pine needles beneath me. Peace overwhelms my soul, and I inhale deeply. I bend down to capture the fragrance of wild rose. At my feet I [...]
A year themed by change. As I sit at my laptop, reflecting on the passing year, I realize that I have changed in so many ways. Mentally, emotionally, physically. Maybe change isn’t the right word, but I have experienced growth. Many wonderful adventures of all sorts were had. I backpacked through the Smokey Mountains, soaked [...]
Environmental quotes always broaden my thoughts, expand my mind, contemplate and appreciate the world around me. Here are a few quotes that I recently came upon. I hope you enjoy. When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ~John Muir Man is a complex [...]
On March 28th from 8:30-9:30 p.m I will be placing my vote by switching off my lights, laptop and anything else that consumes power in my home in honor of 2009 Earth Hour. It is time for all of us as global neighbors to stand up, switch off and take action! It is time to [...]
The time has come to celebrate our wildlife! When: March 16 – 20 You ask why is this post going up midway through the week? I say because it’s not too late to get involved and celebrate! What is National Wildlife Week? It is a time to take notice of the beauty around us and [...]
Snow has piled up outside, threatening to keep us from venturing outdoors. Now spring is tentatively peaking its head out, like a timid deer. Most of our winter activities are still in full swing, but my mind is wandering to warmer temperatures. This poses the question to me, as it does every turn of the [...]
I’ve always been a woman of the outdoors. Growing up in the mountains of north Idaho definitely lent a hand in fueling my passion. A deep appreciation of our environment and nature was ingrained in me since childhood. This is a special place, a place to cherish, to protect. A place to laugh, experience, and [...]