I’m an environmental education nerd, and frequently troll bookstores for new material. Earlier this month, I stumbled upon a book called The Southern Swamp Explorer. I instantly fell in love with the detailed … Read more
connecting to nature
Toad Hunting with Grandpa
I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and didn’t really experience wilderness until I was in college. But because of my grandfather’s creative imagination, I learned that to … Read more
Murmurations: Incredible Footage of a Flock of Birds in Ireland [VIDEO]
With so much content on the Internet, it’s a rare moment when something actually gives you goosebumps. This video was posted by Sophia Windsor Clive and Liberty Smith on Vimeo, … Read more
TV is Killing Me, or: Not Only Kids Need to Get Outside
I watch too much television. It’s tempting to invoke ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’—we’ve discussed the pitfalls of couch-potato-ism and sedentary life several times on Wildlife Promise—but … Read more
Touching, Smelling and Tasting Nature in North Carolina
If you’re like me—and the rules of blogging dictate that I must assume you are—you hear ‘Davidson’ and think of former Davidson College great Stephen Curry, a 2008-09 consensus first-team … Read more
The Eyes Have It: Study Shows Trading Screen Time for Green Time is Better for Kids’ Hearts
We all have a sense that kids nowadays spend too much time indoors, and too much of that staring at screens. As detailed in last year’s NWF Whole Child Report … Read more
