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 | 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...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jun 19, 2023 | Outdoors and Nature
I experienced Turtle Creek a whole new way the other day. It was an unusually hot September day, around 90 degrees, the water had warmed up and my son asked me to accompany him while he walked the creek and fished. When you’re college-aged son wants to hang out with...
by Therese Oldenburg | May 19, 2023 | Food & Cooking, Outdoors and Nature
Wild Foraging: the act of responsibly harvesting edible, wild growing plants and fungi for food, medicine and beverages. I’m just learning about foraging, so I thought I’d start in my own backyard. On a beautiful May morning I foraged in my yard for...
by Therese Oldenburg | Mar 19, 2023 | Outdoors and Nature
I’ve always said that I’m happiest when playing in the dirt! And now that the soil is warming up, I’m so happy I can get out and do just that! Did you know that getting your hands dirty in the garden can actually make you happier and healthier? New...
