Release of the Butterflies in Clarence Hollow
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 …
Drew Lanham: Mystic Ornithologist
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 …
Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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.
Ted Talks About Trees
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.
Take Refuge
What is a refuge? Refuge is a part of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. It is a refuge for wildlife, but what about us?
Book Review: The Overstory by Richard Powers
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 …
Book Review: Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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 …
Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
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 …
On the Power of Poetry
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 …
Respite at the Refuge
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 …