Nature is Good For You
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Fall 2024Â Twenty miles south of Portland, on a wooded 108-acre parcel, is a collection of striking, little-known gardens. In late...
Fall 2024Â As a dedicated habitat gardener and naturalist, the most pleasurable and satisfying reality about creating habitat is when all...
Fall 2024 It’s been another sweltering summer in cities across California.From San Diego and Los Angeles to Santa Clara and Sacramento,...
Summer 2024 Given California’s size and location, it’s little wonder that it experiences such a wide diversity of weather. From...
Summer 2024Â The origin of my love for trees traces back to my first waking memory, as I was just turning...
Summer 2024Â The Blossom and the Bee It was a brisk early morning in May when I met an insect...
Spring 2024Â A book review of Charles Hood's 'California's Best Nature Walks: 32 Easy Ways to Explore the Golden State's Ecology'Â Timber...
Spring 2024 In Costa Rica, it’s hard to avoid seeing people looking for birds. This past January, I joined our Pacific...
Spring 2024Â Sky islands are peaks that are significantly higher in elevation than the surrounding environs. Striking examples can be found...