We are excited to announce our upcoming series of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbooks, and we are celebrating with a GIVEAWAY. One lucky winner will receive a copy of the Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook of his or her choice AND the Rock & Minerals Backyard...
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Weather is the complicated interplay of invisible, fluid forces in the atmosphere. The results of these forces are visible, audible, and certainly impactful, and Ryan Henning explains the weather basics in this quick guide. Most of the time we aren’t carrying meteorology textbooks or know...
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Whether you’re an expert freshwater angler or are new to casting a line with rod and reel, saltwater fishing is a unique experience. Coastal waters along the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico are filled with fish―many of which are reachable without a...
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Whether you’re new to the practice of crystal healing or have a level of experience with it, chances are you have questions. In today’s post, Dan R. Lynch and Julie A. Kirsch, authors of Crystal Healing, look at crystal grids and crystal balancing. What Healers Claim: Crystal grids (also...
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With around 20 species, 3,000 varieties, and thousands of cultivars, it is obvious the pear has been cultivated for a very long time with plenty of natural variety to breed. It is almost a shame, then, to walk into a large supermarket and find 6...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us all about the incredible muskrat. Did you know that muskrats are not rats, and that their name is believed to come from the Algonquian Indian language? This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I...
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Beaver dams, bird’s nests, spiderwebs―the animal kingdom is filled with expert builders that construct spectacular homes. How much do you know about them? Can you identify a critter based on where it lives? Discover nature’s amazing animal architects with this fun and interactive picture book...
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Stan Tekiela tells us all about the American Bison, this incredible animal living on our prairies, plains, and in river valleys. Sometimes called a Buffalo, this is a misnomer that suggests that the American Bison is somehow related to the Buffalo of the Old World....
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Gather the children, and cuddle into a warm sleeping bag. It’s time to fall asleep. Goodnight Great Outdoors is a gentle, calming story celebrating the wonders of the great outdoors by saying goodnight to nature. As the sun sets, the family prepares their campsite for nightfall....
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Wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela has been spending a lot of time in the woods, studying and photographing White-tailed Deer behavior. Here is his report. The White-tailed Deer is the most widely distributed member of the deer family, found throughout the United States, much of...
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