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Artifacts of a Naturalist Childhood

On January 13, 2010 By

The other day while digging through a cabinet in our garage, I stumbled upon a shoebox that had been shoved to the back and that showed signs that it had been there for some time.

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Holiday Gift Book Suggestions

On December 18, 2009 By

Let’s face it – natural history enthusiasts can sometimes be a tough lot for whom to buy gifts; especially if you don’t personally share, or even know much about, their particular interests.

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Gathering Moss

On November 9, 2009 By

Mosses – too small to be seen in detail without a strong hand lens and existing in a layer of atmosphere surrounding all terrestrial objects that is too subtle for our crude senses to perceive, they flourish throughout the world playing roles in the global ecosystem that we are only beginning to understand.

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Ordinarily, one of my favorite passive activities during the day involves listening to National Public Radio programming. From Morning Edition to All Things Considered, I formerly enjoyed keeping up to date on what was happening around the world. However with the state of the economy continuing to exhibit a negative atmospheric pressure in a vacuum [...]

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