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Author Archives: Lawrence Wade
Time of the Grasshoppers
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
Posted in Insects
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Acorns to Oaks
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
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Winter Birds
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
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El Ojo de la Ballena – The Eye of the Whale
Yo asistía a Español Interactivo, una escuela immersíon en San Andrés Huayapam, México en el estado de Oaxaca. Yo escribí esta historia mientras estuve estudiando allí. I attended Español Interactivo, an immersion school in San Andreas Huayapam in the state … Continue reading
Posted in Spanish
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Orquideario La Encantada Oaxaca Aventuras # 2
Cerca del pueblocito de Huayapam en el estado de Oaxaca, Méxíco es un tesero escondido. Se maneja por un camino de tierra y detrás de una puerta se encuentra una reserva de orquídeas, se llama, ‘Orquideario La Encantada’. Nuestro guía … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Guardians, Spanish
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La Tejatera – Oaxaca Aventuras # 1
Yo asistía a Español Interactivo, una escuela immersíon en San Andrés Huayapam, México en el estado de Oaxaca. Yo aprendí mucho de la cultura, la gente, y el español. Cada día tomamos una excursión y nos encontramos con una persona … Continue reading
Off the Grid
Jim called, Want to go kayaking at Isle Royale? ‘Sure’, my 18 year old self said. Oops! I’m 74. Isle Royale or Minong (in Ojibwe) is an archipelago 40 miles off the coast of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota. It … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Notes, Nature Poetry, Photography/Art
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Spring Beauty
So much is changing every day here in the North Country. After a winter of white and brown, Nature has burst out in a symphony of colors. Thanks to all of the contributors who shared their photos and thoughts to … Continue reading
Posted in Nature Notes
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Spring Is Cancelled – Nature is not!
Thanks to all of the contributors to this post: Sabrina Harvey, Mary Goehle, Jules Ikhaml, and Jenny Boldt. Many of us living in the North Country are pretty sure that Spring is not going to come. But, there are those … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Notes, Photography/Art, Spring
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Oceanography Lesson 6 – Meadows in the Sea
From: Whales in the Classroom – Oceanography By Lawrence Wade Graphics by Stephen Bolles Oceanography Lesson 6 Why are Zooplankton important to the marine environment? The animals in the picture above eat zooplankton. Match the animals with the correct … Continue reading
Posted in Whales & Oceanography
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