Results for keyword: nature
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The end is near -- the end of 2011
People should be less worried about the allegedly dire predictions of the Mayan Calendar, and concentrate on making the next year better, since we’re all on earth for a limited time anyway.
by Alan Kesselheim, Dec 01, 2011 -
Daniel Marlos shares his knowledge and love of the insect world
In Los Angeles, self-trained entomologist Daniel Marlos helps others learn about the crawly things he loves through his website: What's That Bug?
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Nov 18, 2011 -
Remembering our wildness
In The Animal Dialogues, Colorado author Craig Childs writes of chance encounters with wild animals.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 17, 2008 -
Following the tracks
Catherine Fink recalls long adolescent days spent wandering along Colorado railroad tracks, singing at the top of her lungs and discovering the world.
by Catherine Fink, Feb 18, 2008 -
In the presence of stones
Charles Finn discovers a place of power, inside a circle of stones.
by Charles Finn, Dec 24, 2007 -
Field notes from the front steps
From the front porch of her house in Montana, Kim Todd studies bees and marvels at the world.
by Kim Todd, Nov 26, 2007 -
What’s it like to live in the West?
Brian Doyle answers the question “What’s it like to live in the West?” with exuberant poetry.
by Brian Doyle, Oct 01, 2007 -
Wilderness Lost
Rebecca Stanfel always planned to take her young son Andrew on wilderness expeditions, but the onslaught of illness has taught her that nature can also be found much closer to home.
by Rebecca Stanfel, May 14, 2007 -
March madness trims the herd
Just as winter turns into spring, Paul Larmer watches a young elk die in western Colorado.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 26, 2007 -
The romance of deceleration
The noisy contrast between snowmobiles and cross-country skis awakens the author to the similar contrast between the life she has always wanted and the one she currently has with her partner, Billy.
by Deanna Wittmer Clauson, Mar 19, 2007






