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Tapping Maple Trees
The tradition of making pure maple syrup has not died. Learn how Native Americans discovered this natural sweetener and how syrup producers today carry on the tradition.
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Winter Survival Foods
Trees provide several sources of nourishment in the winter wilds, but they generally require more processing than greens and are not as palatable.
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How to Make Birch Sap Wine
Step-by-step guide to making your own birch sap wine: tapping the birch tree, collecting the birch tree sap, birch wine ingredients and birch sap wine preparation.
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Favorite Birds for Children to Observe
Children love to spot a bird they recognize and can tell something about. Baltimore Orioles, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and sparrows are favorites with bird watchers.
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Spread Out the Christmas Gifts for Kids
Opening gifts over several days during the holidays spreads out excitement, allows children time to appreciate each present, and keeps children from feeling overwhelmed.
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Waxing 101
Ever wonder what the difference really is between all the waxes and polishes on the market? Learn the basics of paint protection here.
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Baltic Amber
Amber is one of Eastern Europe's most popular semi-precious stones. Made of tree resin, it has been a coveted object of trade as well as part of a lost treasure.
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How to Prune Desert Plants
Pruning too much or too little, or pruning in the wrong place can have a lasting effect on plants. Follow these directions for healthier plants.
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The Art of Fragrance
The artist Christopher Brosius uses accords, memories and love to create unique and personal fragrances that transcend their perfume-ness to become art.
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Allergies During the Holiday Season
Can you minimize allergy problems during the holiday season?
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Birds, Feeders, and Red Squirrels
People who feed the birds are often annoyed by red squirrels, but others find them amusing, and they're good for the ecosystem.
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Black Throated Blue Warbler
The Black Throated Blue Warbler is one of over 100 species of warblers that live in the Americas. The length of the adult male Black Throated Blue Warbler is about four to five inches making it a small blue bird that is a little bit bigger than a sparrow and a busy little bird.
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California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco recently moved into a new facility with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest.
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Cleaning a Ferret Without a Bath
Many ferrets dislike water, and weak or sick ferrets can't handle the stress of a bath. Cleaning them without a full bath is easy, and can be a bonding experience.
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Gear Care - Backpack
Follow these helpful Gear Care tips to keep your backpack in shape and get years of service out of it.
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Hiddensee Island in East Germany
Hiddensee is an idyllic resort island in the Baltic Sea with sandy beaches next to Rügen, East Germany. Great opportunities for swimming, hiking, sailing and fishing
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Teach Children About Maple Sugaring
Early spring is maple sugar season. Teach children about the maple syrup making process including its Native American history, tapping a sugar maple and boiling.
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The Eastern Phoebe – Coveted Backyard Flycatcher
The Eastern Phoebe is an energetic short-distance migrant found throughout much of Canada and the United States and the only flycatcher that winters in southeastern U.S.
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The Safest, Best Sugar Substitute
The quest goes on to replace sugar with a substance that doesn't cause weight gain, cuts down on tooth decay, has nutritional value and is a natural sweetener.
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To Everything There Is A Season
I know that in a couple of months I am going to be thinking wistfully of long summer mornings and evenings on the back deck, sipping tea while I watched the baby jays and the baby robins test new flight feathers. It will be cold, and rainy, and I'll quickly grow tired of having to carry an umbrella everywhere I go. I'll even have to wear socks, after endless weeks of bare feet and sandals. But however much I may complain, I'll never grow tired of the always-changing pattern of the seasons, illustrated beautifully by the changing behaviors of the birds and animals right here in my backyard.
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Visit a Sugar Shack in Quebec
When Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs sang about the sugar shack way back in 1963, they might have had a hit single, but the best sugar shacks were - and are - in Quebec.
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Winter's Butterfly
The mourningcloak butterfly has many features that allow it to fly in all seasons of the year. These features are activated by seasonal rhythms.
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"Of Course I Know What Phloem Is, Son!" (How to teach stuff you
How to teach stuff you know nothing about
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A Brave Weekend at Corregidor (Final of the Series)
A day-tour proved not enough to discover the whole island. This third part entice you to experience its more adventorous promise to tourists. Dare to try.
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About Woodpeckers, Flickers, and Sapsuckers
Birds that belong to the woodpecker family, Picidae, include woodpeckers, flickers, and sapsuckers, as well as species in two subfamilies, the piculets and wrynecks.
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Amber
Why is fossilized tree sap important to paleontologists?
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Gear Care - Camping Tent
Follow these helpful Gear Care tips to keep your camping tent in shape and get years of service out of it.
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M is for Maple Syrup
Find out all about the fun of maple sugaring!
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Herbs...They Make Scents ;-)
Love the benefits of aromatherapy, but tired of looking for a wider range of natural scents and essences? Look to the garden or kitchen cabinet! There are a great many herbs that can be very easily combined into your own custom - and beneficial - herbal incenses.
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These Plants Came From Africa? Teaching Kids the Origin of Garden Plants
It's important to teach children the origin of plants. Plants we commonly grow can come from many different countries. This article is about plants from Africa. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
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