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• Green Career as Pioneer of IPM, Oscar Bacon A green career is one that protects and restores the earth -- and Oscar Bacon made his gentle mark with a lifetime of learning about, and protecting our native and agricultural heritage.
  
• What science isn't. Citizen science innovates for real life.
  
• Mud puddles Savor the little things in life...
  
• Kick Up Your Heels with Contra Dancing Contra dancing for exercise and community
  
• Daryl Hannah promotes sustainable living Daryl Hannah, whose commitment to the environment is as notable as her acting career, hosts the "FORCES OF NATURE - The Future of Sustainability"
  
• Take Care for Baby's Welfare Part of our connection to nature is having babies. And part of having babies is being responsible for the health and wellbeing of the child.
  
• Where are OUR backyards? Welcome to our backyard! See a map representing our worldwide readers!
  
• Intelligent Design or Darwinian Evolution’s Survival of the Fittest?... How About Neither? What is humankind’s place in the universe? That fundamental question underlies both scientific inquiry and millennia of religious thought.
  
• Stronger than Super Glue - Nature still inspires innovation Super glue is weak compared to this bacteria's stick-to-itiveness!
  
• People of faith address the Creator's environment Religious environmental sustainbility is mobilizing Christian, Jewish, Catholic, and Evangelical members to protect the environment, seek environmental justice, and improve the Creator's covenant with the earth and people.
  
• Wilderness Camps for Teens Wilderness programs that offer academic credit help inspire troubled teens to achieve more by addressing the underlying emotional and behavioral issues that sabotage their success.
  
• Green Businesses -- why? Every productive activity contributes to the successful business (and life) system in our community.
  
• It's time to celebrate! Nature festivals sizzle Nature festivals celebrate birds, wildlife, wilderness and you! Peek into the Kern River Valley Spring Nature Festival and think, "Let's explore!"
  
• A Few Poetic Leaves... Poetic musings...
  
• You've got a friend in this scruffy guy! Yes, you've got a friend...
  
• The Pillars of Creation Above Your Backyard The Hubble telescope explored the sky and mysterious spaces lurking above your very own backyard! Dense clouds of hydrogen gas and dust that have survived longer than their surroundings and witnessed massive newborn stars... all above your own little patch of ground here on earth!
  
• Who Inspires (ed) Your Love of Gardening? Colleen Plimpton reads inspiring memories from her book, "Mentors in the Garden of Life."
  
• Time for Subtleties Much like our backyard is more of a community than we realize most of the time. The rich tapestry of life forms...and minerals...and textures...and colors...and life cycles. They create such a rich depth of experience that we have to take the time to notice all the little parts and honor them.
  
• Tidal Pools I recently spent an afternoon at the beach exploring tidal pools. What are those? Just miniature little worlds unto themselves!
  
• Negative and positive of life I've always puzzled why we focus so much on such negativities.
  
• Everyday art It's convenient to think that we learn about God from the Bible. And stop there.
  
• Pathway Snakes Snakes...one of the scariest parts of nature for me.
  
• Where are you looking? I've been mulling over the walk along this journey of life and what God intends... and here are a few of my reflections....
  
• Inspirational Backyard Nature Essays Spiritual and inspirational essays about God's handiwork in nature.