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So much water and nowhere to drain

It has been raining — 29 inches in five weeks. Four inches on Sept. 3, two inches on ...

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Time to stack up some firewood

It’s fall — or so they say (despite the 84-degree reading on the thermometer).

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A morning well spent

Last Friday, we had refugees from Orlando and Hurricane Matthew at our house. Two of them were our ...

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Steer clear of invasive plants

Fall is a time for a fresh start in our gardens and yards.

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A good group supporting the river

Last week, we wrote of the necessity for volunteer organizations to help our overworked government agencies.

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Nature can’t do it by herself

We have written before in this space about how Virginians are blessed with governmental experts in departments at ...

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Walk a mile in our shoes

We are not Master Naturalists because we “know it all” about nature. We are Master Naturalists because we ...

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Change is definitely in the air

It’s late August, when the normal average high temperature each day is 84. After a few brief flirtations ...

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Learn to live with new critters

At the end of January this year, we were in the area of Orange City, Fla. (east of ...

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A little fun — yes, fun — with bats

We have bats hereabouts. In fact, unless you live in a concrete jungle somewhere, you have bats, too. ...

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