12 authentic outdoor experiences for kids and families.
In today’s world, children become tech-savvy almost from the time of birth. Eight-year-olds gab away on cell phones while their three-year-old siblings masterfully navigate iPads. Meanwhile, spending time in nature is all but forgotten.
This year’s drought has been one of the worst on record. As we watch our environment change in response, the need for fresh water awareness is growing.
A thick, green summer lawn is the pride of every homeowner and an invitation to enjoy outdoor spaces. Bugs and weeds also claim this turf and most of us don’t want them hanging around, so we annihilate them with poison. It’s what we’ve been taught. But what’s good for killing pesky insects and unwanted weeds is not so good for humans.
An endangered ecosystem fights for survival in our own backyard
When the vast majority of a local ecosystem is eradicated, serious measures are in order. Case in point: the southern coastal tall-grass prairie. The small fraction of this habitat that still remains is hanging by a thread.
ASk ANy SCHOOL CHILD “WHAT DO BEES DO?” and he or she will most likely answer “Bees make honey.” That is certainly true, but only for honey bees. Even more important than making honey is that bees pollinate plants. Only honey bees make honey. Now firmly established across the continent, the popular honey bee is not a native bee, but was brought to America by European settlers 400 years ago. Its full name is the European Honey Bee.
Green Ideas to Save the Environment and Money
By Cindy Price
A few months ago my husband and I made a controversial decision. We decided not to fertilize our yard.
While our neighbors were out spreading fertilizer and weed killer, we decided not to use either one. We reasoned that fertilizing would only make our grass grow faster, and we would have to mow it more often.
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