Category: Children and Nature

Where to Find Wildlife in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Where to Find Wildlife in the Mid-Atlantic Region

A week or so ago, the Kojo Nnamdi Show aired a program about wildlife in the DC Metro area that featured Martin Ogle, Chief Naturalist at Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, VA (one of our favorites!) and John Rappole, author of “Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic: A Complete Reference,” and others titles. I turned on […]

A Twist on Story Time: By the Light of the Moon

A Twist on Story Time: By the Light of the Moon

Connecting with nature does not need to involve a grand plan, a field trip, or even leaving your own backyard. With the warmer than usual temperatures we have been enjoying, we decided to put a spin on story time. After dinner and bedtime prep, I asked one of the kids to help put the trimmings […]

Great Green Escape: Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

Great Green Escape: Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

A version of this story originally appeared in my Green and Simple column on the Old Town Alexandria Patch. A few weeks ago, I had the very unoriginal idea of going to Mt. Vernon Estate on Presidents Day. Although we arrived shortly after opening time at 10 a.m., traffic drew to a slow crawl as we came within […]

Farm-to-Table Summer Camp at Arcadia Farm

Farm-to-Table Summer Camp at Arcadia Farm

If you haven’t yet locked in your camps for the summer, here is a great one to add to the list. Campers ranging in age from 6 to 10 years old will gain hands-on experience as they work the farm and engage in related activities designed to help them understand and appreciate where their food […]

Larvae adjusting as we move his wood home to a new pile

Connecting with Nature: Work Becomes Play

I recently participated in a family work day at my son’s pre-school. The event provides an opportunity for parents to enhance and improve the school environment and get to know other families in the process. While I love the spirit of the event, I was not looking forward to participating on this particular day. Each […]

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