by Lauren | May 4, 2021 | Natural Musings
One thing I love about visiting my mother in Florida is the birds. Going ‘home’ to St. Anastasia island is like visiting a bird sanctuary. While most tourists pay the Alligator Farm entrance fee to see such avian variety in one place, we just look out the...
by Lauren | Feb 2, 2021 | Natural Musings
For several years now, I’ve wanted to attend River Restoration Northwest’s annual conference in Oregon, which is why I was excited to participate in their virtual talk on Biocultural Restoration Feb 1. The keynote speaker was Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, whose...
by Lauren | Jun 10, 2019 | Natural Musings
What a glorious breeze! The maple leaves, hemlock boughs, and pine tops sway slowly like underwater plants. I’m at Kemp Station, UW’s remote natural resource campus situated along 200-acres of wooded lakeshore in northern Wisconsin. I spent the night at...
