No Man’s Land: The Women of Mexico
Dana Romanoff has been traveling to Oaxaca since 2006, photographing the families left there in the wake of migration to [...]
Deepwater Coral Reefs Discovered Near Puerto Rico
Divers have found deep-water reefs (up to 500 feet) thriving off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, in a area [...]
Reuse Now, Clean Up Less Trash Later
As part of Rodale’s Plastic-Free February, I have been looking for items that don’t contain plastic. Although I have not [...]
The Quiet of Winter
Savoring quiet—that's what I did recently at Walden Ponds/Sawhill Ponds, a gravel mine turned wildlife reserve in east Boulder County. [...]
How to Green Your Lawn
I live on a cul-de-sac in a suburb of Denver with a superb view of the mountains and sometimes hellish [...]
Veg Shoes and Evil Plastic
When I reviewed Ahimsa Footwear (vegan, eco-friendly, sweatshop-free) in October 2008, I observed that the store wasn't in a location [...]
Go Plastic-Free This February
I heard of Rodale's Plastic-Free Challenge on the blog My Plastic Free Life. Like Zero Waste, Plastic-Free is an aspiration, [...]
Go Plastic-Free This February
I heard of Rodale's Plastic-Free Challenge on the blog My Plastic Free Life. Like Zero Waste, Plastic-Free is an aspiration, [...]
Become Intimate with Light
Last Tuesday I finally attended a meeting of the Broomfield Photo Club. I had been thinking about it for months, [...]
Passive Houses
This is a bit off-topic for this blog, but I thought readers might want to hear about houses that reduce [...]
It Takes a Village to Heal Nature
A local blogger I know from Boulder Media Women has posted a wonderful article about taking care of human and [...]
Forest Restoration for Raptors in Veracruz
"River of Raptors": The title of this article from the September–October issue of Audubon sends shivers down my spine. And [...]
What My Back Tells Me About Travel
Fifteen years ago I injured my back while I was trying to strengthen it at the gym. I had just [...]
Constellations of Oil Platforms in the Gulf
Did you know there are about 4,000 oil and natural gas drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico? And that [...]
How Salt in Boulder Fills Me with Nostalgia
I have lived in Boulder since 1987, almost 24 years. Salt, which opened in what used to be Tom's Tavern [...]
Ocean Restoration at Sea Turtle, Inc.
Did you know that oceangoing predators sometimes rip off sea turtle flippers? And that there's an organization on South Padre [...]
When It’s Too Cold for an Adventure
The world feels stale and cold to me, a common problem in January, exacerbated by daytime temperatures below freezing. I'd [...]
Women Trek to End Trafficking
Two Denver-area women, Stephanie Peller of Broomfield and former Broomfield resident Tais Field, plan to climb Kilimanjaro to help raise [...]
Desserts in All Their Guises
It's January, the time of year when I usually feel like losing a few pounds (and that phase of the [...]
The Adventure of Beth’s Mind
Sometimes I think, What if I go out the door to go birding and there's a revolution before I get [...]
The Adventure of Conquering Fear
I've always been afraid of heights. I don't think I got it from either of my parents. But in my [...]
No Mystery About CCD in Bees?
This post was updated in May 2011. Niwot, Colorado, beekeeper Tom Theobald has been concerned about the effects of pesticides [...]
Meet the Maasai: Camel Herders
Many people have heard of the Maasai of Africa and their cattle. But how many know that some Maasai in [...]
Women Solving Women’s Problems
A problem I've never thought of: menstruation keeping girls out of school because they couldn't afford to buy sanitary pads, [...]
Of Porno Scans and BBQ
Friday morning the weather gods knew we were returning to Denver, so they decided to prepare us with wind and [...]