Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 37 by Nick MacKinnon – Mark Avery
Photo: Lydia MacKinnon Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The […]
How to use Screen Brush or Epic Pen with OBS • John Muir Laws
Learn how to use Screen Brush or Epic Pen with OBS in a Zoom or Teams meeting. Being able to draw on your screen is a great asset to teaching. With a little tweaking, you can use annotation software in your online presentation. This is very helpful for nature journal educators (and others) who teach […]
Speach at the Dyslexic Advantage conferece 2013 • John Muir Laws
The Dyslexic Advantage – Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Conference on Dyslexia and Talent took place in Norwalk, CT in April 2013, and was the first event of its type that included accomplished dyslexic individuals from diverse careers, research scientists, educators, non-profit leaders, and parents leaders. Please share if you like it! #Speach #Dyslexic #Advantage #conferece […]
Interview about the Great Gray Owl • John Muir Laws
Tune in to the Critter Chat podcast ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://rational-animal.transistor.fm/episodes/great-gray-owl)for an interview with me about the majestic and mysterious Great Gray Owl. The episode also includes an interview with biologist Ramiro Aragon of The Institute for Bird Populations, ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://birdpop.org/) who studies Great Gray Owls. This is my nature journal page from a thrilling moment in 2007 when I […]
Bay Nature’s Most Popular Stories in 2024 –
By 2024’s raw numbers alone, we could probably justify making Bay Nature a wholly coyote-themed publication. We are, however, grateful to have niches of super-readers in just about every taxon—your snake people, your bird people, your protist enthusiasts. Here are the stories from this year (and a few from the archives) that you read most, […]
NJEF: Holiday Nature Journaling
Can we nature journal the holidays? You bet we can! Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Educators Forum as we brainstorm ways to make our journaling game a Read More ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://johnmuirlaws.com/njef-holiday-nature-journaling/) Source ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://johnmuirlaws.com/njef-holiday-nature-journaling/) #NJEF #Holiday #Nature #Journaling
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 16 by John Page – Mark Avery
John Page. Photo: Author John Page was born in the West Riding, a proud Yorkshireman and was taught to play cricket left-handed “’cos it flummoxes t’ bowler, and buggers up t’ field.” He went to university in London and Leeds, and enjoyed (most of the time) attempting to teach young people that there’s a big […]
Bay Nature Staff Picks of 2024
Here, I present results from our highly unscientific poll of our ten staff members on the Bay Nature stories, talks, hikes, and fun facts from 2024 that most delighted us, changed our views of the world, or just stuck with us. Feel free to send yours: letters@baynature.org. —Kate Golden, digital editor Best Quest For this […]
Record numbers of one of UK’s rarest moths reported at RSPB nature reserve – Mark Avery
Female Dark Bordered Beauty Moth. Photo: Mick A’Court The Dark Bordered Beauty moth is one of the UK’s rarest moth species and can only be found at a few sites in Scotland and a single location in England RSPB Insh Marshes nature reserve has had the best year ever for recording the moths with a […]
Creating A Woodland Edge Style Garden
Designing a woodland edge-style garden offers a beautiful way to create a naturalistic landscape that harmoniously blends with the surrounding environment. This type of garden is crafted to emulate the natural transition between a forest and an open meadow or field. It provides a habitat for various wildlife and imparts an organic, tranquil ambiance to […]