We're off to the Never Summer Range for a yurt-
camping trip with my parents. It's another part of our celebration of my dad's 80th birthday, a milestone that's worth marking! In the midst of the frenzy of packing and organizing for this significant expedition, I took time to bottle some. lavender vinegar--magic from the garden. Read more on my blog, The Community of the Land.
HARVEY AWARD!
"A delight to read," said the judge in awarding Creating Buzz, my feature article on North America's 4,000-some species of native bees, the inoffensive pollinators critical to our food supply and wild landscapes, a HARVEY Award from Colorado Authors League.
DANCING IN THE MOMENT: Read about how
youngArts Week jump-started the career of modern dancer Kyle Robinson--including bringing him to Mikhail Baryshnikov, now his mentor. (Go to page 24.)
RAISING THE ROOF:
Why are plants sprouting on the roofs of buildings in cities and towns across the country? That's the question I set out to explore in this article for Audubon magazine.


THE PERCH: I'm contributing to Audubon Magazine's blog, along with other writers.

Check out the photos of my landscaping designs and wildscapes, urban wildlife habitat restorations -
bringing nature home as a source of connection and renewal.
(Here's one: the "greening" of Denver's oldest coal-fired power plant the spring after planting.)
 

WHERE'S SUSAN?

At home researching an article on natural burial practices for Audubon magazines. On June 5 & 6 I spoke to standing-room-only crowds as part of the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series in Salida, Colo.

PERSEID METEORS
Set your alarm clocks for the wee hours before dawn and get up to see the Perseid meteor shower, summer's best show of shooting stars. Read more on the Nature of Life, my weekly podcast. (You can subscribe, which brings you an email whenever I upload a new podcast, by using the "subscribe" button on the main page.)
 

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