by George Jacobi Not long ago, Joshua’s Trust past President Rob Beach and I had a conversation within which he wished he could see where the natural world ended up after another human lifetime, to compare it with the changes during his own. Alas, we are afforded but a brief glimpse of environmental evolution in […]

by Kailyn Murphy Itchy, sneezy, wet, buggy, dirty, too hot, too cold…these are the words we adults often use to describe being outside, or rather why we don’t want to be. But for kids (or at least my toddler), the word to describe being outside is: fun.  At the beginning of this year I was […]

I hope this response to Michelle’s heartfelt personal essay inspires more of the same from readers. I too found it rewarding to reconsider my “Inspired by Nature” moments, and I think you will feel the same about yours. I moved to western Connecticut when I turned 5, living a year with my mother’s father while […]