Local Nature Preserves: Nature’s Community Health Clinics

May 4, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

American Bittern camouflaged and hiding in the reeds

Nature Is Good Medicine Being outdoors engaged with nature has beneficial, positive influences on our physical and mental health status. Immersion in nature can be an integral part of the healthcare prevention, treatment, and recovery continuum. So says an increasing amount of reputable medical and mental health research. This is, in my opinion, a welcome […]

Barred Owl Fledglings are cute And Tough

April 24, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

When Barred Owls fledge they are not very good flyers. Their primary flight feathers have not grown in. This doesn’t stop them from getting out and exploring their new world. And as adolescents tend to do, they can take it a little too far. When they do they can end up on the ground after […]