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Category: How Earth Works

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February 8February 8 Donna L. Long

Circumpolar Stars in the Night Sky

forest path covered in fallen leaves
February 5February 2 Donna L. Long

Your Style of Being Outdoors

Sunset at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. USFWS/public domain.
December 29December 29 Donna L. Long

Seasons: Earth’s Natural Rhythms Explained

Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People
October 30November 17 Donna L. Long

Colonization, Fire Suppression, and Indigenous Resurgence

Sensitive Fern in the Smoky Mountains
October 16September 30 Donna L. Long

Canada’s forgotten rainforest — Discover

Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) emerging from the mud. Photo by Donna L. Long.
April 3March 31 Donna L. Long

Vernal Pools: Links to Indicator Species Information

Spring starts on the forest floor.
March 23March 29 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Skunk Cabbage in vernal pool. Crosswicks Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 9March 4 Donna L. Long

Vernal Pools

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Butterfly. Lycaenidae Butterfly Family). By Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
December 3November 24 Donna L. Long

How to Let Go of the Need to Control Others from MakeItUltra™ Psychology

Bear's Lodge (Devils Tower) in Wyoming> NPS.gov. public domain.
November 28November 24 Donna L. Long

A Hell Of A Place: The Devil’s Role In National Park Place Names

My first harvest from the new garden plot.
September 3September 4 Donna L. Long

My Community Garden Plot This Summer.

August 13August 10 Donna L. Long

How to Chase and Shoot the Aurora — NANPA | North American Nature Photography Association

April 22March 13 Donna L. Long

They need us. Environmentalists save the world.

A Surrey Cottage by Helen Allingham
May 31October 8 Donna L. Long

Sustainability and Cottage Garden Life

September 29August 26 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Autumn Foods for Sustainable Living

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