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April 29August 3 Donna L. Long

Earth Day: We Sing Together

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March 11October 31 Donna L. Long

Nature Writing Themes and Expanding Your Journaling

Planet Earth - Home
September 18December 12 Donna L. Long

Living Life as Ceremony

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June 19November 16 Donna L. Long

Plan B: How to Prepare for Our Changing World

Dead Fraser Fir Trees over 6000 feet above sea level in the Smoky Mountains
May 22January 19 Donna L. Long

Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, and the Future

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April 24December 12 Donna L. Long

Spiraling Ostrich Ferns and the Road of Life

April 17December 12 Donna L. Long

Disconnection from the Earth: The Biggest Con

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March 20December 12 Donna L. Long

We are Made for the Darkness

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April 15January 17 Donna L. Long

Colonialism vs. Conservation: National Parks and Indigenous Peoples

Planet Earth - Home
April 8December 12 Donna L. Long

What are Indigenous Environmental Justice Issues?

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February 5December 12 Donna L. Long

Your Style of Being Outdoors

A Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) eats peanuts at a feeder in Fort Washington State Park. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 1December 12 Donna L. Long

Words Before All Else

bird Laysan Black-footed Albatross Hybrid
December 27May 14 Donna L. Long

Miscegenation for Plants and Animals

Snowy Philadelphia after a snow storm.
December 25January 19 Donna L. Long

A Snowy Christmas Night: A Remembrance

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November 29December 12 Donna L. Long

Speak of the Land

June 16December 12 Donna L. Long

Homeland Relationships

Planet Earth - Home
January 25November 16 Donna L. Long

Can We Make It to Mars?

White Oak (Quercus alba) terminal buds.
November 22December 14 Donna L. Long

Planting Trees – Restoring the Wissahickon

Northern Blue Flag
April 28July 25 Donna L. Long

Stephen Hawking, Aliens and Gratitude

Planet Earth - Home
January 4May 14 Donna L. Long

Avatar and the Golden Rule

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For the Amateur Naturalist

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A Seasonal Gardener’s Guide

A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

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