Animal Tracking Workshop in Central Massachusetts, Feb. 17th, 2013

I am offering a tracking workshop from 1 – 3 PM on Sunday February 17th, at the Wachusett Reservoir, in Sterling, MA.  This workshop is open to people of all tracking abilities, beginners included.  We will be both on and off trails and exercise level will be moderate. I recommend bringing snowshoes if snow is deep – [...]

Massachusetts Environmental Education Society’s 2013 Conference

This year’s Massachusetts Environmental Education Society‘s (MEES) conference will be held on March 6th at College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA. The topic for the conference is Strengthening Communities: Branching Out, Reaching In. From the MEES website: “Learn from many sessions relating to reaching new audiences, collaborating more effectively, responding to feedback on your programs, [...]

Family Tracking and Signs of Nature Programs

photo: rerod This Saturday September 16, I will be leading a series of 1/2 hour programs for families on tracking and nature study, at Blackstone River State Park, in Uxbridge, MA. The programs will run from 12:30 – 2 PM, and are appropriate for families with children of all ages. For more information, feel free [...]

Action Items for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Living

photo: Aken kuvia I had this dream last week – very detailed – about working on my website. I’ve been admittedly absent from it lately, save for the (occasionally late) Windows on Wildlife posts over the past few weeks.  Our household is in transition as we move from a summer schedule to a fall schedule. [...]

Self-Milking Cows and Other Curiosities of the Modern Dairy Farm

Periodically I get the chance to travel to various nature/educational centers, reserves or parks to meet up with colleagues for one reason or another: board meetings, committee meetings, etc. Two weeks ago, I traveled to Great Brook Farm State Park for a technology-focused meeting with two colleagues.  Before we began our meeting, my colleague who works for DCR, [...]

Environmental Literacy Plans – Environmental Literacy Series, Part 2

Last week in the first part of the Environmental Literacy series, I defined environmental literacy and mentioned that many states in the US are in some stage of crafting Environmental Literacy Plans (ELP). What is an ELP?  The site EE for Everyone defines it this way: An environmental literacy plan creates the framework for standards, [...]