Neurodiversity and The Outdoors By: Macy Pilkington As I sit down to write this article….less than 24 hours before my deadline….I ask myself; do I enjoy the pressure? Or does my brain just work a little bit differently? I come Read more…
By: Britta Moore Becoming Blind to the Presence of Plants Separation from the natural world has contributed heavily to “plant blindness”, the notion that people don’t notice, or are “blind” to plants in the environment around them 8. Scientists attribute Read more…
By: Angela Capps If you’re like me, the timeless metaphor, don’t forget to stop and smell the roses is something you often say casually or somewhat automatically. But do I ever stop and ask myself what that phrase really means? Read more…
By: Diana Sherwood “Every plant is a story. An oak tree is a highly dynamic system. Though now, in early autumn, it may not look like a lot is happening in a tree, across oak trees, dramatic changes are taking Read more…
By: Raz Allen On this gray day, I sit on the misty seashoreWondering of an opportune doorWill it open? Will it close?Will the clue be right under my nose? Watching pelicans glide on byWill I hear the answer in the Read more…
Heidi Lucero, member of the Acjachemen and Mutsun Ohlone tribes of California is interviewed by Karen Graham, Curriculum Development and Community Liaison for Earthroots Field School. Heidi is an anthropologist, culture bearer, and an educator in the American Indian Department Read more…
By: Stacey Stormo When I was a kid and anyone asked me which animal I’d want to be, I’d always say I’d want to be a butterfly. They’re beautiful, they can fly, they come in all colors, they hang out Read more…
By: Kelly Sanderson Growing up in Orange County, I never paid much attention to the plants growing on the hillsides around me. I grew up in a development that was built right in the middle of a eucalyptus grove. It Read more…
By: Olivia Jenkins SCRIPT: My name is Olivia and I am the Volunteer Coordinator at Earthroots. I am currently studying Conservation and Restoration Science at UC Irvine, and have a passion for birds. For the past month, I have been Read more…
By: Karen Graham A year ago, before the Coronavirus changed everything, my son Ira became infatuated with the milkweed bug. He was 5 years old, attending kindergarten at our local public school. When class was out he’d run to the Read more…