Oregon’s Elliott research forest will be North America’s largest
Oregon’s Elliott research forest will be North America’s largest By David Steves (OPB) Dec. 14, 2022 12:37 p.m. Vote by the State Land Board removes state forestland from its obligation to fund schools, moves toward designating research forest read more
Reforestation: In Utah, restoring Spruce Forest on cone at a time
Reforestation: In Utah, restoring Spruce Forest on cone at a time Seasonal workers climb tree after tree to collect seeds that will eventually help regrow forests, an effort that could get the country closer to its climate goals rEAD MORE
Solitude with God
The Importance of Solitude with God He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when evening was come, he was there alone (Matthew 14:23). The man Christ Jesus felt the need of perfect solitude–Himself alone, entirely by Himself, alone with Himself. We know how much intercourse with men draws us away […]
Coast redwood trees are the tallest beings in the world
Coast Redwoods trees are the tallest being in the world With a narrow range stretching for about 450 miles, from Big Sur to southern Oregon, coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are the tallest living beings in the world — and one in particular surpasses them all. Named after a titan in Greek mythology and found in […]
Quiet Places in a time of Noise
Quiet places in a time of Noise Gordon Hempton believes there’s a reason why “peace and quiet” is a common phrase. It’s because quiet cultivates peace. Hempton, an acoustic ecologist who’s been recording the sounds of nature for more than 40 years, has witnessed the adverse effects of noise pollution on public health and the […]
Dark Sky Parks? Here’s Why You Need to Visit One
Dark Sky Parks? Here’s Why You need to visit one How much of the night sky are you able to see from your backyard? Unless you live in a relatively isolated place, odds are you can only pick out a few stars in the darkness. Since its inception in 2001, the International Dark Sky Association has certified […]
UN World Water Development Report 2022
UN World Water Development Report 2022 Groundwater: Making the invisible visible Accounting for approximately 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth, groundwater has the potential to provide societies with tremendous social, economic and environmental benefits and opportunities. Groundwater already provides half of the volume of water withdrawn for domestic use by the global population, including […]
Come outside, and find rest
Come outside, and find rest: Lets Disconnect 2 Reconnect Mark 6:31 New International Version 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” It always amazes me how Jesus kept track […]
The Importance to be ALONE with God
The Importance to be ALONE with God by Mrs Cowman And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day (Gen. 32:24). Left alone! What different sensations those words conjure up to each of us. To some they spell loneliness and desolation, to others rest and quiet. To […]
Somebody Said….
As Somedody Said: thoughts that changed my life! The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~John Muir […]