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10 Comments about Winter from Henry David Thoreau
Winter is here, as residents in various snowy, icy, frozen parts of the nation have noticed. For many people it is a bleak season, with the first day of winter marked by the longest night of the year. But there… Read more >
Lake Ontario, Justin Bieber & You: A Guide to Global Warming & Lake Effect Snow
If global warming is accelerating, how can Syracuse’s snowfall be breaking records? Read more >
Magazine Readers Report Hummingbird Sightings
After Pat Neuhaus read in the December/January issue of National Wildlife that out-of-range-and-season sightings of hummingbirds are becoming increasingly common, he put out his sugar-water feeders. The next day, a hummingbird arrived in his South Carolina yard. “I hope to… Read more >
December Brings The Usual Snow Job From Climate Deniers
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful / But the fire is so delightful / And since we’ve no place to go / let’s all willfully misinterpret climate science and yell until someone pays attention to us.” Yes, it’s cold (in… Read more >
New NWF Report Details Climate Change’s Impacts on Winter Weather
The National Wildlife Federation has issued a new report on how climate change is impacting winter weather. Read more >
Celebrating Solstice
Children’s author Mary Quattlebaum knows how to have a Green Hour even at the the darkest time of the year. Read more >
Outdoor Kids: Watch The Sunrise
Fall and winter are great times to catch the sunrise. Watch Rebecca Cohen’s video and read her blog! Read more >
Outdoor Kids: Tag and Rolling Down Hills
Rebecca Cohen plays tag and rolls down a hill, first on her own–then in a big plastic ball. Read more >
5 Tips to Get Off The Couch — And Get Outside!
The holidays are over. The prospect of three more months of winter seems, well, HORRIBLE. Everyday I seem to find more reasons to Tether myself to my couch Surf Twitter, Flickr and Facebook Catch up on my Netflix This is… Read more >
Time For A Winter Adventure
When making snow angels isn’t enough enticement to get the kids outside in the cold, NWF’s Liz Soper cooks up a winter adventure. Read more >
