Tag: nature

Autumn Equinox Forest Bathing Walk

Written on August 20, 2025.

Join certified forest bathing guide Cathy McCauley for a sensory walk in celebration of the Autumnal Equinox. Through a series of gentle invitations, you’ll be encouraged to slow down, engage your senses, and connect with...

Need Silence? Take a Hike!

Written on December 2, 2016.

I cannot recall the last time I experienced silence – the complete absence of sound. Sure, there have been times that I would describe as “quiet,” even very quiet, but not silent. Even late at night when...

Does Fire Bug Wildlife?

Written on April 14, 2015.

When conservation groups burn natural land, does it disturb wildlife species? Simply put, yes. Then why do we do it, and how can we call it “ecological fire” if it may harm some species? Historically, fire was...

Respecting property lines

Written on August 1, 2014.

I heard a story the other day about a situation where one neighbor did not like another neighbor’s pine tree because the branches grew over part of his yard and he thought the roots were going to crack his...

Nature and the Economy

Written on January 28, 2013.

I heard an amazing speaker at MCC recently, Jon Erickson, Dean of the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources. Erickson is an economist, which would normally have kept me away...

John Fowles’ Tree

Written on January 10, 2011.

In 1979, author John Fowles released his non-fiction book “The Tree.” Coming from the author of The French Lieutenant’s Woman, this sweet little book must have surprised many. The writing style is pure...