• National Park Mystery Series Books

    National Park Mystery Series Books

    I normally don’t write about books, but this series of books goes along great with getting kids outside and exploring nature.  It also provides great information about some of our National Parks.  These are fiction books, but the author Aaron Johnson took great care to incorporate factual information about the park each book uses for…

  • Dressing for Winter Weather

    Dressing for Winter Weather

    Many people stay inside more during winter because of the cold weather, but the cold weather shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the outdoors.  Activities to do in the winter Winter has many exciting things you can do outside, that you can’t do in the summer.  Things like downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing,…

  • Making Your Own Nature Journal

    Making Your Own Nature Journal

    Making Your Own Nature Journal Creating your nature journal will get you exactly what you want.  You can also be as creative as you want with it.  Binding the nature journal together can be done before or after you use the pages.  There are three main parts to making a nature journal and binding the…

  • Nature Journal

    Nature Journal

    People who use a nature journal Many people have heard of using nature journals with students, but you can also use them with yourself at any age.  There is not one exact way to do a nature journal.  You can be as specific or broad as you want in your nature journal.  I’m compiling some ideas…

  • Activities using trees

    Activities using trees

    Trees are an important part of our world.  The more we get to know the trees around us the more we will appreciate them.  The following are some activities or games, that you can do with students or groups of people as well as individuals, that use trees or parts of trees. Meet a Tree…

  • Activities with Leaves

    Activities with Leaves

    Activities with Leaves If you can’t be outside with nature; the next best thing is to bring nature inside.  Activities done with leaves can be done inside and outside. Fall is a great time to do activities using leaves, but any time of year will work if you have leaves.  Some of these activities can…

  • Leaf Rubbing Identification Book

    Leaf Rubbing Identification Book

    You will create a unique book that incorporates art with the leaf rubbings and helps to identify different trees using their leaves. This is a great way to physically touch nature around you.  Creating this book gets people up close exploring the differences and similarities between the leaves.

  • River Falls school and community forest

    River Falls school and community forest

    Hiking Trails in River Falls, Wisconsin If you’re in the area of River Falls, Wisconsin you have free access to hiking trails on a beautiful piece of land.  Approximately seventy acres of the land has been owned by the local school district since 1947, but it has been inaccessible due to being landlocked.  Then, forty-four…

  • Rush River Kayaking

    Rush River Kayaking

    I chose to take an adventure kayaking down the Rush River on September 12th.  I really enjoy exploring places I’ve never been before, and I’ve never kayaked the Rush River.  I didn’t know what to expect on my adventure, or how long it would take.   The only way to explore this area of the…

  • kayaking the Upper Kinni

    kayaking the Upper Kinni

    Reasons to kayak the Upper Kinni A great place to first try river kayaking is on the upper Kinnickinnic River.  It is fairly calm on this section of the river and winds through farmland, woods, and passes by some houses.  It is not as remote as the lower Kinnickinnic River, so help isn’t far away. …