The Land Scouts

It's a lot easier to love (or tolerate) winter when you've got the right clothing and tools for the job. Hope everyone stays warm and safe in the coming months.

Yea Amy Leigh Hubbard!

Persimmons Congratulations to Amy and her family who've cared for this persimmon tree for the last seven years. Habitation badges will be headed their ...

Earlier this month I got to introduce Land Scouting to freshman biology students at Providence Academy in Green Bay. We bound field books and got started with some observational drawing.

Today I got to talk to 200 campers at SNC's GLAD camp about art, Land Scouting, and the importance of critical feedback from a good team. We also got started on field books. They were one of the best audiences I've ever had. Thanks to GLAD Camp for the opportunity!

Wisconsinites, I'm planning for fall events...seed swaps, field book binding, and foraging walks. Details soon.

On Friday biologist and St. Norbert College professor Carrie Kissman joined us to talk about aquatic ecology and the food chain. We got to find and examine samples from the Fox River. And we saw several large dead muskies!

We scouted around Bay Shore County Park yesterday and it was great! Grateful to the people whose foresight created our wonderful public park system. You can be a Land Scout in an entirely urban area, but there's nothing like slipping into a forest and wandering in that light. A bonus: the forest in this park descends to a public beach on the bay side.

Day 2 of Land Scouting with middle schoolers from Aldo Leopold Community School and we explored a nearby park.

Working this week with middle school students at Aldo Leopold Community School in Green Bay as part of their Exploratory Week.

Here are some of the things growing in my garden in late July/early August. What are you finding where you live? What's coming up in your garden? Want to trade seeds?