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One of my favorite things about work is the office banter that occurs when our educators plan lessons for our education and after-school programs. Last week, the education team was discussing the...
DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
We’re almost to mid-January. How are those New Year’s resolutions going? I’m still vacillating over whether or not to actually make any resolutions. I have a number of goals for 2019, but I view...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
If you are like me, your morning routine isn’t complete until you’ve checked Jeff Givens’ latest forecast. His blog, durangoweatherguy.com , is bookmarked on all my devices, and he is frequently...
DATE: Dec. 8, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
I feel like it has been a stressful year in our neck of the woods. Political divisions and economic stressors have been exacerbated by drought and wildfires. Casual conversations throughout town...
DATE: Nov. 12, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
Durangoans live for adventure, and it’s pretty typical to spend Monday mornings getting the latest news on weekend exploits from colleagues. This summer, it seems like half the town took some...
DATE: Oct. 12, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
Acorn. Blackberry. Bluebell. Heron. Pasture. These words all share something in common. True, they may be things you see when hiking around these parts, but that’s not exactly it. They are five of...
DATE: Sept. 7, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
The natural world provides an important laboratory for all learners. Just when it started to feel like a normal summer, I turned the page on the calendar to see the start of the school year staring...
DATE: Aug. 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
We are in the midst of summer camp season. New friendships and memories occur on a daily basis. At the start of every camp, children’s nervousness may override excitement, but at the end of that...
DATE: July 13, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
The 416 Fire has consumed thousands of acres of treasured forest this week. It is safe to say it has also consumed many of our thoughts since it broke out June 1. People have responded by opening...
DATE: June 9, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
The topic for this month’s column came easily to mind – Earth Day. It is April, after all. The 48th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22. My predecessor, Sally Shuffield, has eloquently covered...
DATE: April 16, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
At Durango Nature Studies, we’ve already wrapped up our winter education program, “Surviving and Thriving in Winter,” and educators are preparing for our spring programs at the Nature Center. I’m...
DATE: March 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
It’s February already – that time of year when pink and red hearts invade our world and implore us to declare our love to our partners, children, peers and anyone else who happens to cross our...
DATE: Feb. 9, 2018 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
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