A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau
In 1849, Henry David Thoreau published a book about a boat trip he took with his brother.
In 1849, Henry David Thoreau published a book about a boat trip he took with his brother.
The 2014 National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking didn’t sit on a shelf – it led to real, tangible change.
Kudzu is the iconic invasive plant of the American South.
Mother Nature doesn’t want you goofing off on the Pacific Coast beaches.
Some of the creeks in Olympic NP look like are from a storybook.
It’s late summer in Georgia, and mosquitoes are everywhere. Specifically, there are Asian Tiger Mosquitoes everywhere – the invasive, pesky,…
Birdwatching is completely underrated, even by enthusiasts.
The Naturalist’s Companion: A Field Guide to Observing and Understanding Wildlife by Dave Hall is a short guidebook all about…
Everyone loves them, everyone knows them…but when was the last time you watched one?
At every park around the country, there are thousands of picnic tables going unused and I have no idea why.
Wildlife Refuges are not built for people…but we absolutely benefit.
Red-bellied woodpeckers are the backyard big guy. Cardinals are the consistent friends I take for granted. But Bluebirds are the…
For the third year in a row, we’ve ordered our seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Here are 5 reasons…
The Merlin App by the Cornell Lab (iPhone or Android) is one of my favorite apps. I’ve used it for…
Earlier this summer, we visited Seminole State Park in the very Southwest corner of Georgia. It’s a small, but lovely…
This is a photo of a lone dogwood flower that I took while hiking along Dockery Lake in North Georgia….
This photo is of DeSoto Falls in North Georgia. It’s a really incredible view and very accessible near US Highway…
This photo is of the South River as it leaves the City of Atlanta on its way through Panola Mountain…
This is a photo of Cooper Creek in the Chattahoochee National Forest flowing by the Cooper Creek Campground. I took…
This is a photo of a pasture in Athens, GA taken from the back porch of our home there. The…
This photo is from a rainy Fourth of July in 2015. The rain cancelled a lot of events and get…
This photo is of a Tulip Bush in bloom in rural Georgia. Lovely scene from summer.
This photo is from Rocky Mountain in North Georgia looking out over the Blue Ridge mountains. It has a filter…
This photo is of a young American Elm tree (foreground) and Peach tree that we planted in Fall 2019. They’ve…
This photo is of a young maple tree in Grant Park. Every Fall, I love just how yellow it turns…
This photo is from an older wooded subdivision in Oconee County, Georgia. It has many young hardwoods – mostly White…
One of the best parts of Spring in Georgia is that every wave is colorful. First come the flowers like…
While clearing out some brush behind our yard, I woke up a large opossum. It slowly climbed the fence to…
In the Spring, the neighborhood is known for its azaleas, dogwoods, and peach blossoms but in the Fall, we have…
This past Fall, we finally remembered to plant tulips. Beyond planning so far in advance, they were quite easy to…
The Piedmont of Georgia can look pretty bare during winter. But on clear days, the ubiquitous loblolly pine trees add…
I planted a peach tree in our backyard. It’s fitting for Atlanta, but the tree thinks that Winter is ending…in…
This photo is of a humble bumblebee on a wildflower in our neighbors’ yard. The bumblebee is obviously really cool,…
This photo is of wildflowers in bloom in rural Georgia. The colors contrasting with the green pasture was so beautiful.
I was out running exactly 2 hours after the Summer Solstice happened in Atlanta. I was just past Fort Walker…
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