The news is indeed good today for children. The United States House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3036 (the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008) that “amends the National Environmental Education Act to add to the minimum functions and activities required of grantees under the Environmental Education and Training program, which trains educational professionals […]
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
In Praise of Older Books
Needing to visit not one but two different doctor’s offices this morning, I found myself with a little extra time following the first appointment. Not wanting to twiddle my thumbs in another physician’s waiting room, I determined that Powell’s books was roughly on my way to my second appointment and promptly set a course for […]
Caterpillar Zen
Remember this critter from yesterday? (Trust me, that’s the head – I paid close attention to which direction it was travelling when I picked it up for the photograph.) I sent requests for identification assistance to a couple of different sources to which I often turn in times of entomologic uncertainty – Bug Guide and […]
Late Summer Caterpillar
Given the advancement of September toward October, the fact that the leaves are beginning to turn from their vivid green to shades of orange, and the increased activity of the Red-breasted Nuthatches at the feeders, I have begun to make peace with the fact that I shall soon cease to see many of the Lepidoptera […]