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Cottonwood Press is a small, innovative book publisher specializing in engaging, creative educational materials to teach children, teens, and young adults writing.

Attractions in Nelson include heritage buildings, man-made waterfalls, a local summer market and the lake front.

Cottonwood Falls Market is a fun place for tourists during a holiday in the West Kootenays, but it offers more than good food, fine craftsmanship & lively entertainment.

A catkin, or ament, is a strand of tiny unisexual flowers, blooming on many species of trees in a form that brings to mind the graceful trees on a blue willow plate.

Aspens and oaks bring majestic fall color to the Wasatch Range. Take these easy autumn foliage drives from Salt Lake City to see spectacular mountain and canyon scenery.

The Overland Park Arboretum showcases multiple gardens in a 300 acre wooded riparian area. More than 200 species of resident and migratory birds are found there as well.

How to get there, lift tickets, ski runs, and backcountry access.

Bozeman is a dog friendly town that has amazing access to trails and leash free areas within no more than a 10-20 minute drive.

Grand Canyon hiking trips require advanced reservations and planning. Securing a permit and campsite inside the canyon ensures a successful hiking adventure.

Leaf shape, while often a distinctive identifying feature of trees, can also be confusing when many trees share leaves of similar shape.

Snowshoeing is an easy and affordable way to enjoy Utah's Wasatch Mountains. The Salt Lake City area offers miles of snowshoe trails, rental services, and guided tours.

Lake Mohave, south of Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and smaller than upstream Lake Mead, ranks as one of Nevada's best get-away-from-it-all vacation spots.

Hunters in Western Colorado can find upland hunting opportunities for their dogs close to home. Several private clubs offer quality guided and non-guided bird hunts.

With seven mountains, from 4,875 feet to 10,465 feet altitude, snow sports at Alta Ski Area are only 45 minutes from the airport. Fly in and ski the same day.

How to get there, lift tickets, ski runs, and other cool features.

Brannan Island SRA is a popular spot for families in the California Bay Area and Delta. With 140 campsites, boat ramp and trails, RVers can enjoy a relaxing stay.

A week spent in various habitats in southeastern Arizona in summer can produce a variety of species of birds, including southwestern specialties.

The pungent aroma of roasting chiles competes with coffee brewed on a campstove as this quaint, quiet, communal market faces hard challenges ahead.

Located near Sedona in northern Arizona are ancient Sinaguan ruins of Honanki and Palatki; these ruins contain genuine Sedona rock art, dating back thousands of years.

They're not as well known as East Coast foliage, but western autumns shine with golden aspen, crimson huckleberries, blazing willows. Here are three western fall trips.

When there are no leaves on the trees, we have to rely on bark, buds, and growth patterns to identify the species, a fascinating challenge.

Though golf is a competitive game, the golf courses in Nevada's Carson City area have chosen to cooperate, rather than compete. As a result, golfers can play for less.

Kid Barker is captured and charged with murder, but escapes jail several months later.

A week spent in various habitats in southwestern New Mexico in summer can produce a variety of species of birds.

As the world's premiere hot air ballooning location, surrounded by towering peaks and cliff top pueblo villages, Albuquerque, New Mexico is filled with aerial adventures.

Fall visitors to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in Wyoming can expect lower-than-summer prices, beautiful foliage, wildlife, hiking, biking and float trips.

Late autumn is a great time for children to go cocooning hunting. This article tells how to winter the cocoons over to see them hatch beautiful and amazing moths.

Prospect for gold in the mountains of Montana or sift for sapphires from river gravel. Or just have fun doing both.

Dugouts can range from simple one man canoes to long, slender, and fast outrigger war canoes, and large dual hull dugouts that can carry sail.

A favorite fall activity for kids of all ages-who doesn't love collecting leaves? Spend some time enjoying the cooler weather and collecting leaves to press.

Looking down into the Grand Canyon from the top is no match for hiking to its floor, camping out, and swimming in pools beneath majestic waterfalls.

A National Scenic Byway from Grant to Georgetown affords excellent views of turning Aspens, within an hour's drive from Denver.

From an easy stroll to an elevated climb, numerous hiking trails offer a chance to get close to Sedona's signature red rock formations that surround the area.

Southern California's bucolic, isolated Los Alamos entices visitors with gourmet pizza, a romantic getaway hotel and a lively annual street fair.

A review of one of Sedona, Arizona's best courses, the Robert Trent Jones (Sr.) designed, Oak Creek Country Club Golf Course

Negro Bill Canyon, Fisher Towers, and the Corona Arch Trail with incredible vistas, impressive arches, and enormous red rock towers are easy hikes for the entire family.

Species that survive are species that reproduce and spread. Plants can't walk, so in order to spread, flowering plants need ways to get their seeds to new locations.

Randall Davey, a 1940s New Mexico artist, left an adobe style home, scenic gardens and nature preserve for hikers and birdwatchers to enjoy on a visit to Santa Fe.

Wyoming is home to more than a dozen state parks. By spending some time at these magnificent parks one can learn a great deal about the culture and history of Wyoming.

Declared a "Living National Treasure," Duff Severe created some of the finest Western saddles ever. His legacy lives on at Severe Brothers Saddles In Pendleton, Oregon.

What's all the fuss about native plants? Simple. We need them to feed and shelter birds, butterflies and all life, from bacteria to mammals. Non-natives usually won't do.

Remote places miles from nowhere offer stunning scenery, abundant wildlife, dark skies, and solitude. Here are ten relatively accessible and affordable getaways in Texas.

Following the 1832 Mountain Man Rendezvous a battle breaks out between Mountain Men fur trappers and the Gros Ventres, a division of the Blackfeet Indians.

Although most are aerial, many aphids cause plants to produce galls, produce external camouflage, or even go underground and spend the winter in ant burrows.

Looking for a fascinating place to visit that encompasses history, surreal beauty, nature and fun? White Sands National Monument offers all of that and more.

Famous among AARP crowd and powderhounds, still off limits to snowboarders, Utah ski area modernizes lifts, welcomes families while keeping old-school charm

For those in search of solitary riversides, serene hiking trails, and extraordinary vistas, there's no place like the Northwest's Cascade Mountains in the fall.

Billie Holiday learned to sing Jazz, as a child, by listening to the recordings of Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. She possessed an innate sense of jazz phrasing.

This is a great place for bird watching and for viewing wildlife in Arizona. It is a rich habitat that springs right out of the Sonoran Desert.

Catalina State Park lies just 25 miles north of downtown Tucson. Birding is great here any time of the year, but fall brings the added attraction of migratory birds.