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Category: How Earth Works

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March 20March 19 Donna L. Long

We are Made for the Darkness

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20May 18 Donna L. Long

Change is Coming

view of mountains Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway
April 15February 19 Donna L. Long

Colonialism vs. Conservation: National Parks and Indigenous Peoples

Planet Earth - Home
April 8January 30 Donna L. Long

What are Indigenous Environmental Justice Issues?

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February 8October 3 Donna L. Long

Circumpolar Stars in the Night Sky

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February 5February 2 Donna L. Long

Your Style of Being Outdoors

Sunset at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. USFWS/public domain.
December 29September 24 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 23September 24 Donna L. Long

Spring Starts from the Ground Up

Skunk Cabbage in vernal pool. Crosswicks Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 9September 24 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.

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