Nature and Me
The leaves on my houseplant were yellow and limp, except for the ones that were brown and dead. When I leaned over to give the poor thing a final sip…
5 Essentials for a Conscious Holiday Season
Conscious holiday celebrations and environmental action—how are they connected? In 2019, millions of people realized the impact that global warming and the resulting climate crisis will have on the health…
Building Community: A Forest Metaphor
Grassroots: What a Way to Make a Difference Over the last year or so, the world has seen the emergence of a wide range of environmentally-focused grassroots organizations. Here in…
EnviroTip #13: Meditation – A Powerful Resiliency Tool
Q: What is one of the most powerful resiliency tools? A: A regular meditation practice. And here’s the good news: you don’t even have to know how to meditate! Image…
Cliff Hanger
Toward the end of our urban nature walk, our hiking club (well, we silver-haired ladies were more of a moseying club than a hiking club) stopped along the trail to…
EnviroTip #11: A Home Tour
So, what can one suburban family do to make a difference for the climate? Buddha with butterfly puddlers In our home, it’s just one simple change at a time, and…
Healthy Living Through Nature
BUILDING FAMILY, COMMUNITY, & HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH NATURE As an interior designer by profession, I had learned about environmental design practices, but as a mother, I am finding out what…
2019 – The Year Humanity Saves the Planet
It’s a wild new game, just released: “2019: The Year Humanity Saves The Planet!” Here’s how it’s played. The Setup All of humanity lives on a planet (let’s call it…
Gathering Native Seed: Ridiculous Musings on Winter Coming
These wild places are my sanctuary Yesterday, I hiked about a mile into a WildLand, in hopes of capturing a single species I’ve been seed stalking. I flagged Lobelia siphilitica…
How Singapore Cleans its Trash
What happens to trash in your landfills? It's probably nothing like this clean, environmentally unique method they've used in Singapore since 1999! How Singapore Cleans? (1 min.) Food for thought: …