Posts Tagged ‘nature education’
Nature’s Classroom: Miss Amanda Palmer’s Educational Odyssey
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 25, 1909 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the verdant landscapes of Wilmington, North Carolina, where an intrepid educator, Miss Amanda Palmer, shared her experiences of leading nature-based…
Read MoreLenore Elizabeth Mulets: Charming Children’s Stories that Bring Nature to Life
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 1, 1877 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of Lenore Elizabeth Mulets, a tender soul whose pen brought the wonders of the natural world to the hearts of children…
Read MoreLenore Elizabeth Mulets: Celebrating Nature’s Stories Through Children’s Literature
Tales of Nature March 1, 1877 Today is the birthday of the children’s author, volunteer, poet, and teacher, Lenore Elizabeth Mulets. Born Nora Mulertz in Kansas, Lenore’s mother died when she was ten. Raised by her uncle’s family, Lenore left for Chicago’s Wheaton College to become a teacher. She found a position in Malden, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreAlmira Hart Lincoln Phelps: The Botanist Who Inspired Emily Dickinson and Taught Mindfulness Through Nature
Amherst Academy Teacher Today is the birthday of Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps. Almira wrote about nature, and her textbook, Familiar Lectures on Botany, was first published in 1829. Almira taught at Amherst Academy, and her textbook was undoubtedly known and used by Emily Dickinson, who was a student there. The following quotes show us that…
Read MoreThe Humboldt Botanical Garden: How Volunteers Grew a California Treasure
Botanical Education The Humboldt Botanical Garden was incorporated in the State of California. Organized by a small group of volunteers, the goal was to create an educational botanical garden for the Northern California region. The Humboldt Botanical Gardens are constructed on a 44.5 -acre site south of Eureka near the Humboldt Bay adjacent to the…
Read MoreA life woven with science: Ruth Patrick and the diatoms that shaped ecology
First Female President of the American Society of Naturalists Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist Ruth Patrick who died on this day in 2013 at the age of 105. Patrick was known for a little saying that went like this: you can’t live a day without diatoms. Diatoms are single-celled algae;…
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