Archive for People
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Instead of the usual New Year’s resolutions to exercise more, drink less caffeine and organize your closets, why not put volunteering on your list of resolutions?
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Most of us get our Christmas trees from one of two places: a box or a retail lot. It’s personal preference whether you prefer a real tree or an artificial one. One benefit of a real tree is that it’s better for the environment. Even if you use an artificial tree for eight or 10 years, at some point, it’s going to end up in the trash. At least real trees are biodegradable.
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We have really expanded our children’s programming for the fall and into 2012. We’ll be focusing on gardening, nature and appreciating the great outdoors – no video games allowed!
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Have you ever picked up an orange and black woolly bear to figure out the winter forecast? Anyone who grew up in the North (they seem to be more common up there) might remember hearing about how the stripes on a woolly bear would tell you how severe the winter would be. These caterpillars aren’t quite that clever but they do have a fun history.
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Greek fable writer Aesop said, “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” That statement certainly rings true for us here at the Parks Conservancy. We may think planting one daffodil bulb, watering one shrub or trimming one rose bush is a small act but it has tremendous value to our parks and the people who use them.
