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How the nation chooses its best and brightest Christmas trees It can take years to find the right tree. From the U.S. Capitol to Rockefeller Plaza, here’s how the most iconic evergreens make the cut. The Capitol Christmas Tree Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.(USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)

We Bought a Home with a Sterile Suburban Yard. Our Journey To Bring Life Back is Just Beginning When we bought our first home, we had grand plans to create a productive and pollinator-friendly oasis. Then the reality of poor soils and extreme weather hit.

Supreme Court Rulings Challenge Interpretation In The National Parks NPS interpreters overcome challenges introduced by contemporary divisive politics. Battling Invaders With Fire At National Battlefields Two centuries after the British were defeated at Saratoga in upstate New York, a new invader is forcing the National Park Service to set fire to the landscape in a…

New Trail Would Keep Adirondacks “Forever Wild” Sustainable trail design protects nature and highlights the value of wilderness

President Grant’s Memorial Flowers Have Survived for 136 Years Read about the recent discovery that former President and Civil War General Grant’s memorial flowers have survived in an Upstate New York cottage for 136 years without much protection.  

For the Love of Apples and History: Phenology at a national historic site in a changing climate Read how rangers, scientists, and the public are using phenology to restore an orchard with climate change in mind at the home of a former president!

My personal publishing platform! I post stories here that don’t really fit one publication or another but are well worth the read! Mama Bluebird This essay is an ode to my mother who raised three wonderful people in the face of surmounting difficulties.

Believe it or not, treasure hunting doesn’t have to be a fantasy. Geocaching allows people to find hidden containers along roadsides and public parks. The perfect introduction to this hobby is the New York State Geocache Challenge, which is happening now through November 11. To read more… click here!

Articles on the latest gaming news! Freelancer July and August 2020 HeR Interactive’s Baking Competition Xbox Game Pass with Note20 Bundle Beyond Good & Evil Movie Coming to Netflix Red Dead Redemption’s Naturalist Role Scale Pokemon Figures The Art of Mass Effect Now Available

As a Student Conservation Association/AmeriCorps member, I interned for Audubon New York. Check out the blog posts I wrote about bird conservation! So Long and Thanks To The Birds Ways to Combat and Adapt to Climate Change Partnerships Protect Birds How To Create A Bird Sanctuary Birding to Breathe Mothers of Constitution Marsh Bird’s Eye…

Located in Reno, NV Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation focuses on helping the citizens of Washoe County explore and engage with their local parks. R&R in Nature