Cutleaf Toothwort Dentaria laciniata (Chuck Pearson)Can we save nature? This question has vexed humans for some time. Several generations ago, we wanted to be saved from nature: from the wild animals beyond the campfire, floods and droughts, storms at sea. Then, with our increased technological prowess, the question became seemingly irrelevant. For the last four decades, since … Continue reading Saving Nature at Ives Road Fen
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Celebrating Lake Erie
How to save a lake, and a Great Lake at that? This is the question that faces those of us who care about the body of water that supports more fish, and sport fishing, than any other Great Lake; the lake whose shorelines provide some of North America’s most critical habitats for migrating waterfowl; the … Continue reading Celebrating Lake Erie
Birdwatching on Lake Erie
The mission of the Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to protect and promote biodiversity, which includes the wide variety of plants and animals that inhabit our planet.* And while TNC scientists implement comprehensive strategies to preserve habitats for many species, for some of us our blood quickens a little bit more for those certain species with … Continue reading Birdwatching on Lake Erie
Wildflower Walk at Nan Weston Preserve
One of the joys of living in the Great Lakes region is a springtime walk in the woods. After a cold winter and a wet spring, sunshine calls us out to explore and reconnect with the living world, and nothing celebrates rebirth more than colorful wildflowers poking through brown leaves and the sound of spring … Continue reading Wildflower Walk at Nan Weston Preserve
Walks with Tom 