by Therese Oldenburg | Apr 30, 2024 | Outdoors and Nature, Travel
I’ve learned a new way to experience the outdoors and I had to come all the way to the Redwoods National Forest to learn how. From now on, I’m going to saunter through the woods, not “hike”. Why? I was inspired by a writing I stumbled upon...
by Therese Oldenburg | Mar 8, 2024 | History
I love to do historical research and in 2023 I became absorbed in learning more about my hometown’s founding settlers. I did the research as a part of a program I was offering at Nature At the Confluence, an environmental center located at the confluence of...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 20, 2024 | General
Welcome to Firepoint Cafe, where I am virtually serving up my experiences, thoughts and photos to the world. I hope you will enjoy Firepoint Cafe enough that you’ll pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage and consume some of what is being dished up! Why...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 19, 2024 | History, Outdoors and Nature
Nature At The Confluence Legacy Trees are Eastern Cottonwoods Nature At The Confluence is an environmental learning center in South Beloit, IL, right on the border of Beloit, Wisconsin. I was the founding executive director at this beautiful space which was built on a...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 19, 2024 | Outdoors and Nature
The new year gives us a chance to start with a fresh calendar and toss out the old one. But, what if the information you collected in that calendar was vital to your survival? People have always observed and noted the timing of natural events. Early people knew when...
