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Author: <span>Karin Johnson</span>
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Author: Karin Johnson

Release of the Butterflies in Clarence Hollow

Release of the Butterflies in Clarence Hollow

By Karin Johnson September 7, 2021 September 7, 2021

As many of you know, pollinators are disappearing at an alarming rate for a variety of reasons:  loss of habitat, climate change, and use of pesticides to name a few.  Pollinators are an essential part …

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Drew Lanham: Mystic Ornithologist

Drew Lanham: Mystic Ornithologist

By Karin Johnson April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021

When my husband and I moved to Western New York in 1989 we searched for trails to hike and places to go that would immerse us in the arms of nature. We lived in New …

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Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

By Karin Johnson March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021

In this amazing book, Robin Wall Kimmerer, through story and memoir, illuminates the love of
Indigenous people for the land they inhabit. With gratitude and humility, they learned and taught respect, reciprocity and responsibility for the land and all living beings.

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Ted Talks About Trees

Ted Talks About Trees

By Karin Johnson February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021

Ted Talks is an online media organization that posts free talks under the slogan “ideas worth spreading”. In this article you’ll find a Ted Talk worth watching
for nature lovers, particularly those who love trees.

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Take Refuge

Take Refuge

By Karin Johnson December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020

What is a refuge? Refuge is a part of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. It is a refuge for wildlife, but what about us?

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Book Review:  The Overstory by Richard Powers

Book Review: The Overstory by Richard Powers

By Karin Johnson November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020

This Pulitzer Prize winning novel is the perfect winter read for anyone who cares about the preservation of public lands, and especially trees.  But … it takes reading stamina.  Beginning with a series of short …

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Book Review:  Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Book Review: Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

By Karin Johnson October 15, 2020 October 15, 2020

When I was young,  my grandmother would buy flowers, plant them in clay pots, and place them on the graves of loved ones at our church cemetery.  When the flowers were planted and watered, she …

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Book Review:  The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

By Karin Johnson September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020

I’ve always loved trees.  I treasure my walks on the wooded trails at INWR…the Kanyoo,  the Swallow Hollow and the Onondaga. Now, since reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, I see the …

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On the Power of Poetry

On the Power of Poetry

By Karin Johnson August 6, 2020 August 6, 2020

Poetry speaks to the imagination, to the heart. When a poet walks in nature, she doesn’t just look …. she sees; she slows down long enough to experience the awe and wonder in the landscape …

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Respite at the Refuge

Respite at the Refuge

By Karin Johnson July 2, 2020 July 2, 2020

Come forth into the light of things.  Let Nature be your teacher. William Wordsworth We live in unusual times; times when everything seems uncertain …health, jobs, education, politics, relationships, the future…all uncertain.  We need a …

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