Field Trips: Navigating our World
Last Thursday I was lucky enough to go on a field trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul with my son’s art class. The high school anatomy…
Category: Adult Education
Reality Check: We Are All Replaceable
Today I learned via social media that a person had been hired to replace me in the position from which I resigned in early October. It came on the heels…
Slice of Life Tuesday: A Return to The Y.
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday! It is on this day each week writers can share with others via the TwoWritingTeachers.org blog who host Slice of Life Tuesdays. It is…
Maple Syrup – Will it Become a Thing of the Past?
The Sweet Stuff and Climate Change Do you realize that maple syrup production is being affected by climate change? It is! On a hike late this summer, I met a…
Conservationists: Don’t Discount the Gardeners! A Slice of Life Tuesday Post.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about my own path in conservation. I consider myself a self-proclaimed Monarch conservationist, actively involved in helping to conserve and restore their habitat and well as…
Nature Education…Stepping on a Nest of Ground Bees!
Today, I went into the field with our land manager and another coworker to do some work on invasive species – namely, buckthorn. It was storming when I awoke around…
Qualities of Leadership Series: #5 Communication
Over the last year, I have written a series on Leadership. This series includes the following: Qualities of Leadership Series #1: Being Inspirational Qualities of Leadership Series #2: Resilience Qualities…
I Keep Doing Something Weird
For the last four months, I’ve noticed something about myself that is weird! I consider myself an odd person anyway, so it’s not that unusual to have a thought like…
