It was a quiet afternoon on the trail near our house, the river rushing beside us. My son, a few steps behind, suddenly asked, “Why can’t I
Finding Salamanders: Building Trust Through Family Adventures
Finding Salamanders: Building Trust Through Family Adventures
Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time. – Mike Tyson Nothing hits harder than reality. When my wife and I began our
The Call of the Wild: Teaching Kids to Love Nature
The Call of the Wild: Teaching Kids to Love Nature
In many Native American tribes, an important rite of passage for boys on the brink of manhood was the “vision quest.” The boy would travel into the
Water, Water, Everywhere
Water, Water, Everywhere
Do you ever wonder where the rain goes once it rolls off of you roof? As our knowledge of our natural systems increases, the interconnectivity of our
The Hunt for Wild Asparagus
The Hunt for Wild Asparagus
“Dress warmly and wear something you don’t mind getting wet,” my dad said one morning. My dad was taking us hunting for the wild asparagus. I had read
The Tonic of Wildness
The Tonic of Wildness
"We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and