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The Great Green Dream Of Chatty Creek

In the cheerful town of Chatty Creek, everyone wanted the greenest lawn on the block. Families spent weekends mowing, watering, and sprinkling fertilizers like fairy dust to keep their grass thick and bright. The kids loved it - playing tag, watching cloud parades, staging backyard bug battles, and pretending the perfect carpet of grass was their enchanted kingdom. But while the grass looked great, trouble was brewing. The fertilizers started sneaking into Lilypad Lake, turning the once-sparkling water into murky green soup. Algae took over, the fish disappeared, and the kids’ ...

Millions Tune In For 24-Hour Live Coverage Of Sweden’s Epic Moose Migration

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn’t miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event. “Sleep? Forget it. I don’t sleep,” she said. Malmgren, 62, isn’t alone. The show, called ...

The Right Time To Begin Garden Clean Up

With the longer days and warmer temperatures, there is an urge to get outside and into my gardens. After a long winter, it feels good to be outside, get my hands in the dirt and work. I relish the repeated pulling of the rake and bending among the beds, clippers in hand, to tidy up old leaves ...

Subtle Signs Of Spring

When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness. Instead of watching the forecast or refreshing your weather app for the millionth time, you can find subtle signs of spring from the ground you ...

Maintaining Abundant Lake Fisheries

Chautauqua Lake is one of the most popular inland fishing waters in New York State. A survey conducted for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in 2017 determined that Chautauqua Lake ranked tenth highest of inland waters statewide, based on the estimated total number of anglers ...

Nature As A Healer

From the moment I step into a forest I always feel a deep and innate truth: nature heals. It is not merely a place to visit or an aesthetic backdrop to our busy lives; it is a force that soothes our bodies, calms our minds, and nourishes our spirits. Science and personal experience alike ...