Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Eunice Foote: Foot at the Front Door of Climate Change

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Closing the door here on Women's History Month as we make our way to April, we're going to take a sneak peak at Eunice Foote, one of...
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Earth Hour Tonight & "You're The Voice"

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"You're The Voice" is perfectly named for this anthem, put together by the group 1 Million Women . Although it was released in...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Women's History Month, Environmental Style

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I can't let March go by without a conversation or two about Women's History month, especially as it is tied to environmentalism. Tru...
Saturday, March 20, 2021

Earth Hour: March 27, 2021 @ 8:30-9:30 pm

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A week from today, next Saturday, March 27th, is Earth Hour. This has been one of my go-to annual events. Since 2007, starting solo in Sydn...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Green Your Day o'Green: Happy St. Patty's Day

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As we have all learned during this last year, levity, fun, and humor have been the things that have severely missing. Given the weight of th...
Saturday, March 13, 2021

One Year: Through The Eyes of a Quarantine

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As we hit the one year anniversary of when many schools and communities in the United States went on shutdown March 13th, 2020 due to the no...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

A Bounty of Books, All About Nature

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I love books. Picture books. Novels. Nonfiction. Biographies. Mysteries. All of them. Of course, we all have our preferred genres, but gravi...
Saturday, March 6, 2021

Thomas Crowther's TED Talk on Biodiversity & Restor

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Much like the soothing sound of the birds and crickets that open this TED Talk, Thomas Crowther 's voice is equally relaxing as he detai...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Richard Byrne's Discovery, Discussion, Demonstration Framework

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As the Lower School Technology Specialist, I'm always on the look out for the latest and greatest tech tools for the classroom. Digging...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Jordan Sprigg's Repurposed Sculptures

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When it comes to the green chasing arrow recycling symbol, the "reduce, reuse, recycle" are purposely in the order that they are. ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Frosty Inspiration from Robert Frost this Winter

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My son has a poetry analysis assignment for school. Ahhh, the joys of English Literature. His assigned piece: a tried and true Robert Frost ...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Holly's Hiking Manifesto

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As I mentioned in my last post , I learned about the 52 Hike Challenge from my colleague Holly. With her permission, I am sharing her astut...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

52 Weeks Challenges

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At the start of the new year, it's often the inspiration to start those resolutions with the hope and promise of fresh starts. Dry Janua...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

Happy Valentine's Day

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Happy Valentine's Day. May yours be filled with the following, and may you help make the day of everyone in your life. Planet included. ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Eco-Friendly Valentine's Day Ideas

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This Sunday is St. Valentine's Day.... are you ready? Whether it's Date Night Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day , or even Pal...
Saturday, February 6, 2021

The Benefits of Being Outside

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Communing with nature. Biophilia. Ecotherapy. Forest bathing. A walk in the woods. Unplugging. Getting out into the great outdoors. Whatever...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

A Snowy Day

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I'm sitting here on a Sunday, watching the snow fall in my backyard. It's our first official "real" snow. We had a dusting...
Saturday, January 30, 2021

The Environment: There's An App For That

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It would seem there's just about an app for everything these days.  The environment? Sure, even for that!  In fact, there are a few: Thi...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Snow & Ice Sculpturist Andy Goldsworthy

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Outdoor art and creativity must really be speaking to me. A few weeks ago I shared Simon Beck's snow drawings . Here's some more win...
Saturday, January 23, 2021

Inagural Impressions

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The memories of Wednesday's Inauguration are swirling still in my head in so many ways. So many powerful and patriotic visions:  The Nat...