Written by summer intern Maria Kraynek, Photo by Jessica Johnsrud Growing up, I was always fascinated by trees. Their strong yet overlooked presence in our world continues to amaze me […]
Ripples 8/8/24
By Claire Bosselmann, summer intern Is Older Better? In many ways, yes—especially when discussing the freedom of retirement, aged scotch, and the magnificence of old-growth forests. Old growth forests are […]
Ripples 7/27/23
Ripples by Ariana Zimney The forest, I was taught, is a beautiful place to come when you need space, want to learn something new, or when you can’t help but […]
Ripples 7/15/21
by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist Another summer spent out in the swales planting trees to help combat the devastation that the emerald ash borer is causing in many local forests. […]