Blogger Dave Gantz January 11th, 2021 I have preferred exploring the world with my own two feet for as long as I can remember. In elementary school, I would walk to school in the morning then eagerly wait all day for the “walker bell” to release me to ramble home through a small…
Beth Ginter December 21st, 2020 Now that our children are older teenagers, my main occupation on our annual summer beach trip is reading. But as has been the case for so much of 2020, our summer vacation didn’t exactly go the way we had hoped (pandemic, hurricane, evacuation, etc…) and as a result, I didn’t…
Blogger Jamie Alberti November 11th, 2020 Meaningful Partnerships to Promote Native Plants and Sustainable Landscaping Let’s face it: having a great partner makes a world of difference! That’s true for many facets of life. But, in this year of upheaval, new normals, and reshaping our interactions, leaning on professional partners has been more crucial…
Guest Blogger Skip Stiles October 13th, 2020 My day job with Wetlands Watch has me constantly confronting the reality of climate change, which manifests mostly as sea level rise here in coastal Virginia. As I drive through rising waters on the streets, near-daily reminders of what is coming, I feel a sense of dread. This…
Written by Kim Patten September 15th, 2020 “In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” – Baba Dioum Back to school And just like that we are back to school. My two girls have just…