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I’ve been looking forward to 2020. My daughter graduates from high school this year, and references and jokes about clear vision have coursed through our family for a long time. Now that the new...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2020 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
Does anybody else feel like the shortened time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year has taken an already busy time of year and sent it into hyperdrive? If Noel Night was any indication,...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
One of the most compelling things about the work we do at Durango Nature Studies is making connections. Our explicit goal is to connect people of every age to the wonders of the natural world,...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
At the end of September, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of mornings at the Nature Center. On both occasions, our activities were interrupted, as crystal clear songs from resident birds...
DATE: Oct. 11, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
At the Durango Nature Studies’ office, weather tends to be a popular discussion topic – ranking right up there with the latest tips and tricks in pedagogy and, of course, the Monday morning debrief...
DATE: Sept. 13, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Durango Nature Studies will join Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains Association, Trails 2000 and the San Juan National Forest to host an array of...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
It’s hard to believe that we have just wrapped up our sixth week of summer camps at Durango Nature Studies. Our “Junior Naturalist Field Camp” – a weeklong day camp for elementary-aged students –...
DATE: July 12, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
Durango Nature Studies’ educators Mike Bienkowski and Kiley Smith, along with an amazing team of volunteer naturalists, wrapped up the final school field trips at the Durango Nature Center at the...
DATE: June 7, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
The world can be relentless. I was reminded of this the other night as we were listening to an array of bird songs only to have the melody interrupted by a sharp-shinned hawk snatching a dove out...
DATE: May 11, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
Last weekend while canyoneering with friends and talking about the ongoing opportunities to snowshoe, one friend emphatically declared that spring had started March 21, intimating that she was...
DATE: April 8, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
March 3 was World Wildlife Day, so I’ve been thinking about the animals that share space with us. At Durango Nature Studies, we are transitioning to our springtime programs for kindergartners and...
DATE: March 10, 2019 | COLUMN: Durango Nature Studies
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
