The sound of a barred owl hooting is very familiar to me as an outdoor educator. It is one of the easiest owl calls to imitate and the most common owl in NH. In your head, you think "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?", while out of you mouth comes a guttural hooting. I have taken thousands of students outdoors to experience the night the way it was meant to be...dark. One of the things we would listen for is owls. I taught people how to imitate the barred owl call and

Isn't it one of the best feelings to spend time with an old friend and reconnect? I am grateful to have had the opportunity to reconnect with many, many old friends and make some new ones at the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative (UVTPC) Conference held at Lake Morey Resort this past month. It definitely renewed my passion for placed based learning and collaboration. Reconnecting with colleagues and meeting new potential partners was a highlight for many who attended t

Wild apples on public lands and the people who study them.