Show them the value

I have no desire to start a debate about climate change, and I feel that it detracts from the real point. Whether you believe climate change is real or that the earth is merely going through cycles, I think we can all agree that we, as humans, have an impact on nature. I believe that…

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2 Ways to Visit National Parks FREE!

Shenandoah National Park   The National Park Service has announced a new initiative geared towards getting kids outside and into National Parks. “Every Kid in a Park” is giving a FREE admission pass to all 4th grade students during the 2015-2016 school year. Starting September 1st, 2015 and valid until August 31st, 2016 the pass…

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Assateague Island

Warning: Picture-heavy Post We took a long weekend last and went with a couple friends to Assateague Island National Seashore. Matt and I had been there last year on our vacation and wanted to go back, so we recruited another couple and headed down to camp a couple nights on the beach. Since it was…

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National Aviary in Pittsburgh

Before we headed into the strip district last Saturday, we stopped at the Aviary. I had wanted to go to the Science Center, but we were worried that it would be to young for us. I kind of wish we had done that. The Aviary ended up being a little disappointing. For our $13 each…

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More Signs of Spring

I’m sure these have been here for a while, and I would have seen them much sooner, except I’m not familiar with where to look for these types of things here. I know where they are at home. I also had some more visitors to my bird feeder Saturday. This little guy was picking up…

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