Author Archives: Lawrence Wade

La Leyenda Maya de Quetzalcóatl The Mayan legend of the Feathered Serpent

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

  Contada por Francisco Arizmendi de Instituto de Jovel, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico As told by Francisco Arizmendi         Quetzalcóatl era el dios de la sabiduría, las artes y muchas otras cosas. Se pensaba … Continue reading →

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La Gente de las Nubes – The Cloud People

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Editado por Luz Toledo y de Instituto de Jovel, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Hace cinco años, tuve el honor de visitar el taller de Jacoba y Mária Ángeles, de San Martín Tilcajete, un pueblito en el estado … Continue reading →

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La Historia de la Creación Maya / Mayan Creation Story

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Contada por Francisco Arizmendi y editado por Luz  Toledo y de Instituto de Jovel, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. As told by Francisco Arizmendi and edited by Luz Toledo y de Instituto de Jovel, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Ahuehuete

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Ahuehuete Hace un año, tuve el placer de visitar un árbol, se llama, “ahuehuete”  en Nahuatl (a-way-way-tay) o en español, “El Tule”. Ahuehuete crece en el valle de Oaxaca, Mexico. Había muchas turistas mexicanos caminado alredador ahuehuete. Los jardines cerca … Continue reading →

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Los Ojos de la Naturaleza The Eyes of Wildness

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Editado por Alli Redfield Platter y Luz Toledo de Instituto Jovel, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico Observar la naturaleza es un proceso de descubrimiento, De encontrar la cuenta detrás de lo que se ve, Entender más y ser tejido en la … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Viaje a El Chiflón

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

Editado por Luz Toledo de Instituto Jovel, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico Estaba muy emocianado de visitar la cascada El Chiflón que está cerca de la cuidad de Comitán en el estado de Chiapas, Mexico. Tomamos un collectivo de San Cristobal … Continue reading →

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A Patch of Prairie

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

Jerrold Gershone and Heather Holm, from Habitat Makers, share a 6 minute video of a prairie that I have been working at for more than two decades. Jerrold has several videos of other individuals who are dedicated to caring for … Continue reading →

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Time of the Grasshoppers

Posted on August 29, 2023 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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Acorns to Oaks

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

Originally published in September 2013 How many acorns will survive and become mature oaks?  Even if none survive, the project will not be a failure, but a success, because the land had someone caring for its future. There is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Fall, Nature Notes, Student Resources | 8 Comments

Winter Birds

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

All photos by Old Naturalist Download the Winter Birds response sheet. Answer the questions using the text below. Click here for the Winter Birds PDF. Not all northern birds migrate south for the winter. A few birds eliminate the dangers … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Connecting to Nature, Winter | 4 Comments