Thousands of students benefit from visits to Durango Nature Center
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Just when it started to feel like a normal summer, I turned the page on the calendar to see the start of... Read More
One word at a time, our understanding of nature is diminishing
Acorn. Blackberry. Bluebell. Heron. Pasture. These words all share something in common. True, they may be things you see when hiking around... Read More
Wildfires scare us but yield opportunity for nature
The 416 Fire has consumed more than thousands of acres of treasured forest this week. It has also consumed many of our thoughts... Read More
Commit to action on this year’s Earth Day
The topic for this April’s column came easily to mind — Earth Day. The 48th anniversary of Earth Day is Sunday, April... Read More
Students & Buffleheads Remind Us to Savor Our Time in Nature
At Durango Nature Studies, we’ve wrapped up our winter education program, “Surviving and Thriving in Winter,” already, and the Durango Nature Studies... Read More
Understanding our environment is an important step to loving it
It’s February already — that time of year when pink and red hearts invade our world and implore us to declare our... Read More
The Durango Nature Center Turns 20!
I love the start of a new year. I’m not one to make the typical resolutions, but I relish the hope and... Read More
Stay Connected to Nature This Winter – for the Health of It
The changing clocks and return to seasonal temperatures this week have changed the tempo in this town. It’s dark and chilly. That... Read More
Tarantulas: Overcoming Fear through Understanding
Had I known when I was interviewing for this position that one of the resident species at the Nature Center was the... Read More
Offering Tangible Connections to the Natural World
With summer temperatures hanging on relentlessly, it seems surreal that we are already 3 weeks into the new school year. But the... Read More