The vast majority of people in the world today never give much of a thought to the ground they walk on. Those who do usually only acknowledge how muddy, dry, or filthy it is. Only a few truly appreciate the outsized role that dirt — particularly soil — plays in our lives and all life. […]
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Finding Ways to Benefit Our Soil and Prevent Erosion
Aquatic Ecology II: What Lies Beneath–Water Worlds
Introduction In the previous blog, Waterscapes and Where Rivers are Born, we took a peek at the hyporheic zone and saw how this ecosystem lives between the stream’s benthos (bottom) and groundwater. Here we take a closer look at these two worlds as well as a wider view to check out the ecology of groundwater […]
Responsible Herp Hiking
Despite the recent “stay at home” orders parks and campgrounds have seen a surge in activity as people look to the outdoors for a safe outlet for their energy. This is occurring at the same time when park staffing has been reduced or eliminated altogether. Now more then ever it is imperative for each hiker, […]
Waterscapes and Where Rivers are Born
Aquatic Ecology: Introduction To Series As we go about our daily lives we sometimes glimpse streams in our urban or rural landscapes. We might imagine the fish, frogs, insects and turtles who live there, but there is so much more! If you’ve seen their hidden wonders up close, it becomes apparent that these aquatic ecosystems […]
What does it mean to love nature, anyway?
I don’t see myself in Outdoor magazine. Or on outdoor Instagrams with blonde White women with messy buns in pictures posing during a throughhike. I don’t see myself in the narrative that to be an outdoorsy person you should know how to pitch a tent with your eyes closed and not mind how hard the […]