How Nature and Virtual School Helped Us In A Pandemic

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” ~ Charles Dickens

Pocket Prairie: Helping Our Neighbors, Healing Our Minds

‘Over 9 million acres of prairie once existed as a grassland paradise for Native Americans and early settlers. Today less than 1% remains.’ ~ USFW / USGS, Paradise Lost? Coastal Prairie of Louisiana and Texas

This article was written for June’s edition of the
Texas Master Naturalists™ Coastal Prairie Chapter
‘Courier’ publication.

Patriotism

~ By Ellen Shoenfeld, from ‘The Dark Honey Clover’ Valley Press 2009

Portraits of a Pocket Prairie

“Instructions for living a life:  Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~ Mary Oliver

Happy Days

‘To be whole. To be complete. Nature reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ~ Terry Tempest Williams

The ‘Kids’ of DirtNKids

Pocket Prairie: One Month Establishment

“Nature is always sitting there waiting to help us, but we have to do the work. Nature is probably the greatest teacher we’ll ever have … the earth and nature.” ~ Dave Davies

Lessons From The Coastal Prairie

Going Coastal With Friends

“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach — waiting for a gift from the sea.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Keeping Tabs on Bats

Photo credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS/Ann Froschauer

“People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.” ~ David Attenborough