As the only national nonprofit partner to the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation directly supports America™s over 400 national parks by pursuing three distinct, yet interdependent, areas of focus: PROTECTING America™s national parks through critical conservation & preservation … Continued
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on their site, and you can give any amount to the project … Continued
National Wildlife Federation is a voice for wildlife, dedicated to protecting wildlife and habitat and inspiring the future generation of conservationists. Wildlife’s ability to survive the challenges of the 21st century is becoming outpaced by the events that are transforming … Continued
I was only in my twenties when I started dreaming about and planning my perfect life. But I didn’t just think about what I wanted and put the dream up on a shelf somewhere. I went about trying to “manifest” … Continued
“We rise by lifting others “. ~ Robert Ingersoll I’m a widow. On top of that, I have health problems and I go through depression at times. All of those things are a lot harder if you feel like you … Continued
There is a word that I learned after Tom died that really kind of rubs me the wrong way. The word is “Angelversary”. It’s supposed to be a word to remind people of the day they lost a loved one … Continued
“You’ll know when you have a wild woman. She can’t be missed or mistaken. She will be bold, a free spirit. A woman who will not allow herself to be held to a standard, or a “norm”. She is her … Continued
I live on a beautiful two-acre piece of wooded property that is home to a lot of wonderful wildlife. One of my favorite creatures that have always been here, even before we built our home, are the barred owls. Barred … Continued
All of the recent talk about fake news reminded me of one of my early lessons about the power of the printed word. When I first started writing in my early 30’s I was very idealistic. I considered myself a … Continued
The first thing I do every morning, even though it is still dark when I wake up, is to go outside and take a walk around our little woods and start counting the birds and other forms of wildlife that … Continued