Family Wilds

Michael Lanza Interview, Author of Before They're Gone

Family Wilds — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:34:48 -0400

While reading Michael Lanza's fascinating book, Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks , I couldn't help but keep thinking about the word "impact." Not only did this family's journey into some of the most beautiful and wild places in the United States...

Urban Outdoors: Sunset Walks

Family Wilds — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:06:19 -0500

We recently completed a fun (and very well received - thanks for that!) series on playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Here's another idea that builds on the post we wrote about city greenways. Taking sunset walks on our local greenway in Shelby Bottoms Park is...

Our Little Wild Woman is Two!

Family Wilds — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:20 -0500

The morning of our daughter's second birthday started out with a game of hide and seek. What that looked like - the special birthday version - was her running straight from her bed to the bathroom yelling "hide and seek," followed by a slam of the door and a lock...

Urban Outdoors: More Fun Ideas!

Family Wilds — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:22:50 -0500

This is our last of six posts about playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Part 1 was an introduction to urban outdoors, followed by University Campuses, Natural Playgrounds, Greenways and Downtown. We couldn't leave it at 6, so here's a bonus post - Sunset Walks. _______________________________________________________________________________________________...

Urban Outdoors: Downtown

Family Wilds — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:33:08 -0500

This is our 5th of 6 posts about playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Part 1 was an introduction to urban outdoors, followed by University Campuses, Natural Playgrounds, and Greenways. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Urban Outdoors: Downtown Let us just go ahead and admit that just as with some...

Urban Outdoors: Greenways

Family Wilds — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:03:11 -0500

This is our 4th of 6 posts about playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Part 1 was an introduction to urban outdoors, followed by University Campuses, and Natural Playgrounds. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Urban Outdoors: Greenways As we previously stated in our introduction to this series on urban outdoors,...

Urban Outdoors: Natural Playgrounds

Family Wilds — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:49:25 -0500

This is our 3rd of 6 posts about playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Part 1 was an introduction to urban outdoors, followed by University Campuses. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Urban Outdoors: Natural Playgrounds We’ll be the firsts to admit that there are many playgrounds that do not provide...

Urban Outdoors: University Campuses

Family Wilds — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:31:37 -0500

This is our 2nd of 6 posts about playing and learning in the urban outdoors for Nature Rocks. Part 1 was an introduction to urban outdoors. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Urban Outdoors: University Campuses One of the easiest ways we’ve found to access nature in the urban outdoors is exploring college or university...

Urban Outdoors: An Introduction

Family Wilds — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:35:07 -0500

NatureRocks.org We would really like to convey how happy we are to be ambassadors for Nature Rocks. It's an amazing resource for helping families get outside and actively engaged with the natural environment. They are now under the ever-growing umbrella of The Nature Conservancy, which will further the Nature Rocks...

An Imagination's Winter (Some Hopes for My Daughter)

Family Wilds — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:19:38 -0500

I used to believe there were tiny people-like beings living within traffic lights. I imagined there was a director of operations hovering invisibly above the intersection relaying instructions telepathically to the lighting units below. There was one worker per bulb in every unit, and they would work in perfect synchronicity...