

Memorial for a Songbird
This past month, I had the pleasure of taking K-5th grade students out to Moody Park in Claremont for winter enrichment times. Some of...


My favorite places for winter fun
Sullivan County is a great place for winter fun! Now that there is snow on the ground, sledding/skiing/snowboarding/tubing hills like...


Reindeer Food
I first encountered reindeer lichen in the high elevations of the Smokies in Tennessee and North Carolina. It grows on heath balds with...


We all benefit from being outdoors!
It may surprise many people, but January is my busiest teaching month! This is because some schools make outdoor learning a priority...


Who Cooks for You?
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...


A Community of Learners
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...


A Visit to the Farm
Autumn is a wonderful time to visit a local farm with your students, family, or on your own. Apples, raspberries, and pumpkins are some...


Discover County Lands
With more than 2100 acres of undeveloped land that includes old farms, forest, fields, streams, and wetlands, Sullivan County provides...


A Tisket, A Tasket
...a brown and yellow basket (song by Ella Fitzgerald). We use baskets for many things - to hold and carry a variety of objects, for...


Cut Flower Gardens
My love of flowers and pollinators came together in a cut flower garden. This year, I embarked on turning one of the raised beds in the...