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Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

Working for Resolutions: A Call to Action

What are you doing, personally, to make living during the COVID pandemic better for others? Anything? Or, are you just complaining? Be honest here. Are you actively trying to make…

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Posted on August 5, 2020

School and College Contemplations

Oh, boy! This year is set to be very different than any previous year for school.  I have two students headed back to college classes and one who I thought…

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Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

Environmental Education on Pause?

This spring I was to engage over 1,500 local youth in presentations regarding our environment. Handouts were ordered. Seeds were collected. Easels were purchased. April, May, and June were to…

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Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Pollinator Week: Hoary Plants

Today, my son and I walked the trails at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge on Brice Prairie. It is a designated site of the U.S. Fish…

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Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Hi = A Smile

This morning I started a post about old posts. I worked on it for a while and then decided to do something else – something on my “to do” list. …

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Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Please do One Little Thing for Mother Earth; Cultivating Conservationists. SOL#20.

Today, the Slice of Life Challenge Continues. The post that follows is for Day 5/Year 3. My background is kind of weird. Basically, I’ve had two professions in my life…

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Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

Poetry Friday: Water, Water, Everywhere (or Nowhere!)

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about water. This life-giving fluid is our most precious resource. I fear for the future as we pollute, divert, steal, and abuse the water…

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Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

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…

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