A talk and slide show from the author's recent photography exhibit.
Nature offers a lesson in working together to change the world.
The athlete’s mantra as a guide to a healthier perspective.
Lessons from cohabiting with animals within the house of creation.
The nature poetry of Liberty Hyde Bailey and the igniting of an urban imagination.
A tale of pilgrimage to the Montezuma Cypress known as El Àrbol del Tule.
Lessons from a venerable pair of birch trees on Pleasant Lake.
Why not? After all, trees aren't just for kids.
Short film juxtaposes images of destruction and handmade creation.
Describing the world of Facebook and naming its alternative ecology.
A review of Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Under the influence of urban naturalism, an inner-city neighborhood can be a wonder-full place.
On the challenges of staying awake in a digital world.
On a time away that was abundantly productive -- in many senses of the word.
On Emerson's understanding of the soul and the search for divine truth.
How an educational resolution led to a new group of leafy friends in 2010.
On educating children in the ways of grace.
A journey through the centuries to learn from that timeless teacher: the puddle.
Exploring the theme of grief in Terrence Malick’s film The Tree of Life.
A disorganized collector reflects on human and divine nature.
Memories from summers spent as a camp counselor in the California redwoods.
Living life at the pace of a wood burning stove.
A retrospective journaling of recent encounters with creatures.
Thinking on birds in the first light of morning.
Running toward the truth that resonates deep within.
Tracking down the origins of a persistent rhythm.
An love letter to Austin, Texas, in all of its incarnations.
A reflection on the powerful hold a cottage can have on our hearts.