Small Forest School, Alaska

08/29/2026

08/03/2026

07/05/2026

A hare running away from me. What is really cool about this image is two things. first the mosquito on the ear of the hare, and second the fact that even though it is going away from me you can still see both eyeballs poking out beyond the edge of the head. These guys can literally see behind them which is why it is so hard to sneak up on them. Photographed on 7.2.26 here in the interior of Alaska.

07/01/2026

06/23/2026

A white-spotted Sawyer beetle. This is not a spruce beetle and it is not out killing trees. It helps break down dead trees and is a beneficial insect as far as I know. They do have a habit of trying to land on you if they are flying by. I suspect because you look like a tree and safety from being out in the open. They are not attacking and are not trying to harm you. Simply brush them off and let them go on with their day as you go on with theirs. Photographed on 6.18.26 here in the interior of Alaska.

05/17/2026

✨Forest School Teacher Appreciation Post ✨ I am so excited for our summer lineup! 🌱🍄🪶🐞

05/11/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who makes forest school possible! It can be a lot to prepare for, clean up after, prioritize, and support children in gaining resilience, independence, and risk taking! We appreciate you so much.

05/11/2026

Our last day of spring forest school had everything! Sunshine, rain, hail, sandhill cranes, ruby-crowned kinglets, dark-eyed juncos, red-breasted nuthatches, mud, snow (still), and mosquitoes! Our first camp begins on June 1st and we can’t wait to see how the forest has changed!

05/06/2026

Today was our last Tuesday of the spring session! The forest has changed so much in the last eight weeks!

05/02/2026

The best way to spend a Friday!