Author Archives: Lawrence Wade

El Camino de Costa Rica

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Lawrence Wade

Hue ( pronounced  ‘way’) Dao and Josh Lewandowski are seasoned travelers. They traveled the US and Canada in a van ( https://oldnaturalist.com/?p=11532). They flew to Vietnam and spent 4 months there. Hue and Josh are currently in India where they … Continue reading →

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Frogs, Frogs, Frogs

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Lawrence Wade

The parade of frogs to the breeding ponds begins soon after the ice is out (usually after April 15th), as they fulfill their yearly mating ritual. In the spring I try to spend as much time as possible in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Spring | 9 Comments

Discover Something Wonderful

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Lawrence Wade

Little Miracles – Holly Einess Sometimes I get to spend time with a creature that seems too cool to be real. While walking at the MN Landscape Arboretum last July I glimpsed a hovering something drinking nectar from swamp milkweed … Continue reading →

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Walking in Two Worlds

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Lawrence Wade

Editor’s Note: The wildness of Antarctica, the Chilean Andes and the desert lands of the Atacama in Northern Chile had a deep impact on many of the travelers. Hopefully, you will feel the raw emotion in the poetry and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Guardians, Nature Poetry, Photography/Art | 9 Comments

Finding Balance in Nature

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

I am thrilled to share this posting that includes the voices of so many people who love nature. I hope you have time to enjoy the creative energy that they have expressed through their photography, stories, poetry and art.   … Continue reading →

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The Beauty and Value of Fungus in a Forest Ecosystem

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

A fungus photo essay by Jen Ganley who is from New England; Janine Pung who is from Minnesota; and Jim Cotton from Redwood country, Northern California; Maria Montero, from Minnesota. Thanks to Ron Spinosa of the Minnesota Mycological Society for … Continue reading →

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Planting Hope

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

In 1997, I contacted a nurseryman who had rescued hundreds of native plants that were going to be destroyed from a road cut near Northfield, MN. I bought several hundred of his plants for a restoration project that I was … Continue reading →

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The Eye of the Whale

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

It was 43 years ago that I was a whale researcher in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. After 6 months of living and breathing whales for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, I crossed over into … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Guardians, Whales & Oceanography | 19 Comments

Time of the Grasshoppers

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

Thanks to Amelia Ladd for her beautiful pen and ink sketches. Time of the Grasshoppers    For the past 20 years I have been working with 2nd graders studying grasshoppers. When you spend as much time as I have in … Continue reading →

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Fish Whisperer

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

  First snorkel holding onto a rock in the rapids A large muskie swam up and rested beside me Ecstatic wondered if I should be panicked. Hoped that I was not wearing anything shiny that looked tasty to a muskie. … Continue reading →

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