Reading Time: 4 minutes Frogs, toads, salamanders, insects and other invertebrates teem in vernal pools, depending on where you live in the country
Tag: Nature
California condor back from the brink
Reading Time: 6 minutes Only 22 birds were left in the wild in 1982. They were all captured as part of a breeding program. Now more than 500 live in the wild
In search of Borneo’s elusive ‘man of the forest’
Reading Time: 6 minutes Deep in a jungled land, where monkeys and apes share the trees with myriad snakes, birds and giant insects – and the orangutan
Monarch butterflies here today, gone tomorrow
Reading Time: 3 minutes Surprisingly, plenty of insects migrate. Just like birds, they seek to escape the cold, and find food and places where competition is lessened
Live your life as if the environment depended on it – it does
Reading Time: 6 minutes Climate emergency is not actually defined – it’s more a concept that we have to do something about soon. But random acts without focus serve little purpose
The amazing wild horses of Sable Island
Reading Time: 4 minutes As we approached the island, our anticipation rose and ebbed as we watched the weather. We weren’t sure if, after travelling so far, we could even land
Letting your creative spirit loose
Reading Time: 4 minutes Back in the studio after a lifetime of sporadic art lessons, embracing the spirituality and fun
Keeping an eye on the uncharted course ahead
Reading Time: 4 minutes Too many right-wing politicians base their policy thinking on antiquarian dogma, and not contemporary science or even democratic values
It’s still winter but my trees are getting chubby
Reading Time: 4 minutes In January as the days get longer, the trees start preparing for spring and the buds start to swell
Self-discovery, one shovelful of snow at a time
Reading Time: 3 minutes Snow throws a lot at us. Our response to it can be seen in how we navigate the challenges of building a business, writing a book or tackling a project