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Wrapping up a solid year

Anticipation hangs heavy in the air at this time of year. We see it in the faces of all the children (and adults, too) who visit the Christmas tree lot, selecting the perfect tree to adorn t...

DATE: Dec 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Stewardship crews strive to improve your public lands experience

San Juan Mountains Association’s seasonal stewards have reached the final third of their summer stint. While I hear anecdotal updates from them throughout the season, it’s the time of year ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

San Juan Mountains Association steps up efforts to protect public lands this summer

San Juan Mountains Association is comprised of an amazing team of people working on issues involving access to our public lands through education and outreach. Over the past year, the SJMA ...

DATE: May 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

This new symbiotic relationship between nonprofits will enhance our world

I’ve always loved the concept of symbiosis as a beneficial relationship between two organisms. That is the example we use in our fourth grade winter adaptation program with the C...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Resolve to try forest bathing in 2020

I’ve been looking forward to 2020. My daughter graduates from high school this year, and references and jokes about clear vision have coursed through our family for a long time. ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Give the gift of time in nature this holiday season

Does anybody else feel like the shortened time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year has taken an already busy time of year and sent it into hyperdrive? If Noel Night was ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Unplugging is necessary for making healthy connections

One of the most compelling things about the work we do at Durango Nature Studies is making connections. Our explicit goal is to connect people of every age to the wonders of the ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

This science news is for the birds

At the end of September, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of mornings at the Nature Center. On both occasions, our activities were interrupted, as crystal clear songs from...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

We are seeing extreme weather with greater frequency

At the Durango Nature Studies’ office, weather tends to be a popular discussion topic – ranking right up there with the latest tips and tricks in pedagogy and, of course, the Monday morning ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Durango nonprofits, Forest Service combine forces for Hermosa Creek

From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Durango Nature Studies will join Mountain Studies Institute, San Juan Mountains Association, Trails 2000 and the San Juan National Forest to host an array of ac...

DATE: Aug 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Take a moment to recognize and appreciate power of nature

It’s hard to believe that we have just wrapped up our sixth week of summer camps at Durango Nature Studies. Our “Junior Naturalist Field Camp” – a weeklong day camp for elementary-aged stude...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Cicadas enthrall visitors to the Durango Nature Center

Durango Nature Studies’ educators Mike Bienkowski and Kiley Smith, along with an amazing team of volunteer naturalists, wrapped up the final school field trips at the Durango Nature Center a...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies