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Nature Journaling #273: Searching for the New Moon

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Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

The sun shines through tree branches, over a paved trail.

Nature Journaling #272: The Sounds of Spring

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Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

A green Antheraea Polyphemus caterpillar clings to a twig

What is a Bioblitz?

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If you haven’t heard of a Bioblitz, it’s a great way to build your outdoor observation skills while helping biologists. Get outside and explore new places this spring by joining Great Parks in the 2021 City Nature Challenge.

A child digs through the dirt and mud.

Nature Journaling #271: The Soils of Gardening

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Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

Potted succulents are lined up on an old boot tray.

The Inside Garden

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Nature Interpreter Allyson knows it’s still cold outside, but spring is on its way! Want to live like it’s spring? With a little ingenuity, and a window, spring can start inside long before winter’s end. Learn how you can begin your own inside garden with these gardening tips.

White clouds in a bright blue sky. The tops of green trees are visible.

Nature Journaling #270: Throw Caution to the Wind

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Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

A house finch sits on a branch at Winton Woods.

Nature Journaling #269: What Makes a Bird Call?

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Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

How to Start a Pollinator Garden

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Did you know that pollinators like bees and butterflies are essential to our food supply? But sometimes these small creatures need help accessing their favorite foods. You can help by creating your own pollinator garden at home. Follow these gardening tips to help local pollinators and our natural environment.