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#RI mom and environmental educator asks Toys R Us to pull TV ad
As conservationists and educators encourage American children to go outdoors, a new commercial by retailer Toys R Us is portraying a trip outdoors as boring. Shopping is much more fun, the commercial...
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#Stripers and shad are striking streamers in #RI
The weather was chilly, but striped bass and hickory shad were taking flies on the Narrow River in Narragansett RI yesterday afternoon, said fly-fishing guide Ed Lombardo, pictured here.with a bright...
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New bridge completes Grills trails in Westerly & Hopkinton #RI
Harvey Buford, left, and Ted Dionne complete a day’s work on the new bridge over Tomaquag Brook yesterday. A new bridge, connecting the Grills Sanctuary in Hopkinton RI to the Grills Preserve in...
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Beautiful: ‘Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter’
The first snow of the season fell on Massachusetts, eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island this morning. It sent many gold finches, tufted, titmice , nuthatches and other birds to the feeders before...
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Take a walk to Hanging Rock in Richmond #RI
The round-trip walk to Hanging Rock is less than two miles, but it’s a pretty good work-out with some ups and downs and a couple of spots that demand mindfulness. The trails to Hanging Rock wind...
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NOAA: Warmer winter ahead for So. New England
A winter white-out in southern Rhode Island last year. Southern New England is in for a warmer than normal winter, according to climatologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Capturing a snowy owl on camera
Capt. Ed Hughes photos Wildlife photographer and harbormaster Ed Hughes headed out to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middlwtown RI this weekend to photograph a snowy owl that had been...
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The joys of walking slowly
About a month ago, my friend, Ed, and I rode the train to New York to hear Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh talk. We arrived at Penn Station about thee hours before the dharma talk, and rushed to the...
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Brave baby woody on Nature DUCKmentary
Only two days old, this brave baby woodduck takes the plunge on an original DUCKmentary on PBS Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. eastern time or watch it online by clicking here.Filed under: Birding,...
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Track bird health with Project FeederWatch
A nuthatch shares a wall-mounted bird bath with a tufted titmouse outside our kitchen window, close enough for an iPhone photo. The 2013 edition of Project FeederWatch has begun. It offers families an...
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#Stripers are nailing flies on the Narrow River in #RI
Ed Lombardo at Middle Bridge in November. Striped bass are still biting in southern New England, so don’t put your fly-fishing tackle away. Geno Rapa caught a fat 25-inch fish late last week on the...
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Short Fly Fishing Documentary
Reblogged from Brian Davis' Fishing Journal: People ask me, "What is it about fly fishing you enjoy so much?" I try to answer them with different versions of how it is relaxing, challenging,...
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Creating young forests to save the N.E. cottontail rabbit
Twenty four girls and boys hunted pheasants over some of the finest bird dogs in Connecticut Sunday when the Groton Sportsmen’s Club opened its land for the annual youth hunt. Mike Marchand photo, N.H....
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Nadia Bolz-Weber on seeing the underside and seeing God
Krista Tippett, the creator and host of On Being, interviews Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber at the Wild Goose Festival. Related articles Book Review: Pastrix (forthesomedaybook.wordpress.com) Pastor Leads A...
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Want to be Happier? Take a Walk in Nature
Reblogged from Chronicles of a Suburban Nature Mom: Within moments of beginning my walk around the grounds of the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley this morning, I began to experience that wonderful...
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Beekeeping classes start soon in #RI
It’s time to sign up for beekeeping classes in Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association is offering four course options for convenience. The classes are scheduled to meet at Rhode...
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Learn about foraging and preparing seaweed Saturday
More than 250 species of seaweed thrive in the waters along New England’s coast, and many of them are edible. Learn which ones to forage and how to prepare them Saturday, Jan.25 when Focus Yoga in East...
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