Searching for the dream
I work in a room with no windows. All day I watch the refracted light from the skylight, which is made from those swirly glass blocks, dance …
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A week in the woods
Scott Kirkwood is editor in chief of National Parks Magazine, a quarterly publication produced by the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Backyard bird sightings
“There’s a bird outside the window,” I said. “I think it’s a Spotted Towhee.” I turned to look at my dad who was cooking at the stove.
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Graduate students explore natural history on the Olympic Coast
My cohort-mates have heard this a few times by now, but I’ve been to the Olympic Coast four times and despite its reputation for tempestuous weather, I’ve …
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Reflections from the back of my horse
I am on my horse at the Pilchuck Tree Farm in Arlington with my mom. The air is cool and moist; the sun reflects off the glinting …
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Letters from Yellowstone: Natural History in the Nation's Park
Letters from Yellowstone is an account of a fictional 1898 botanical survey of Yellowstone National Park, written entirely through letters. Howard Merriam, a professor from Montana is …
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The first birdsongs of spring at the Learning Center
While I have personally never beheaded a chicken, I’ve definitely heard the saying, “running around like a chicken with its head cut off,” but I have never …
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Spring Is On It's Way
Spring means a lot of things. Growth. New life. Lots of color. Bright greens. Warmth. Sunshine. Rain. Melting snow. Longer days. Last month, cohort 12 graduate students …
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What do those graduate students do all winter anyway…?
One of my favorite things about this particular Masters in Education program through Western Washington University and North Cascades Institute is that most of the time it …
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Winter Reflection Brings Out The Poet
I was sitting in my house, thinking, and the first few lines of a poem that I haven’t thought of in years popped into my head: “In …
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