Welcome to another edition of “Readers Weigh In,” where I pose a question on the Go Explore Nature Facebook page and you respond. Then I feature as many answers as possible with everyone here (along with a link to your wonderfully amazing blog if you have one). The question I posed this week was actually inspired by all the amazing and thoughtful comments left in response to … [Read more...]
Urban Nature Spotting With Kids
When you live in a concrete-filled city like Los Angeles, sometimes connecting with nature can seem … a little challenging. Then again, sometimes you just have to slow down and take a closer look.How exactly do you do that? Lucky for you, we’ve developed a few skills that come in quite handy when you’re trying to connect with nature when you’re not actually in nature.Develop a … [Read more...]
10 Places to Explore Nature in Los Angeles This Winter
Shortly after I started this blog some 2+ years ago, I wrote a post about the best spots in Los Angeles for winter outdoor fun. We’ve explored a lot more places since then, so I figured an updated version was in order. BEACHES & TIDE POOLS Beaches are overlooked (read: empty) during winter. Bring a jacket – and maybe a kite – and take advantage of having the place … [Read more...]
eBook Review: A Tree for Max
Photo courtesy of Jerry Halberstadt This is definitely a first for me – reviewing an eBook, that is. Call me old fashioned, but I still read books as … you know … books. Especially with my kids. But when author and grandparent Jerry Halberstadt offered me the opportunity to preview his eBook A Tree for Max: A Fable, I decided to give it a go. This story centers … [Read more...]
How to Start Your Own Family Adventure Journal
When I put together my list of 12 resolutions for getting outside you can keep earlier this month, one of the items on that list was “start (or keep) a nature journal.” We’re not new to nature journaling. In the past, we’ve created a backyard field guide, a bird book – even a summer adventure journal. While each of these featured nature observations and wildlife sightings, … [Read more...]