Archive - Possum Notes

Washington State Park over the years

Reflecting on the outdoor legacy my grandfather leaves us

Apr 1, 2022 •

The Magic School Bus where they turn into salmon

A genre-defining moment in K12 science shows, flower of the week, and more

Aug 11, 2020 •

How a family can shape a naturalist

Dara McAnulty's "Diary of a Young Naturalist," flower of the week and more

Aug 5, 2020 •

Welcome to Possum Notes

I'm starting a newsletter about nature around here, this place where I live

Jul 3, 2020 •

Serviceberry economics

Robin Wall Kimmerer on gift economies

Jan 1, 2021 •

Why do trees change color from the top down?

A colorful investigation, the Landback movement, and plant of the week

Nov 27, 2020 •

Escape from Barnstable

Finding my way alone on a bike, slime mold, trees changing color, and plant of the week (a fruit!)

Oct 15, 2021 •

A virtual return to Washington State Park

Biking for the birds, Indigenous resistance to oil pipelines, what I'm reading, and plants of the week

Sep 24, 2021 •

The island of terns

Learning how to kayak at sea and plant of the week

Jun 20, 2021 •

Film noir landscape writing

How to light a scene in prose, another look at Bears Ears National Monument, and plant of the week

Apr 8, 2021 •

Local climate fronts, snow trails, and plant of the week

Super-pollutants down the street, a sub-snow habitat, and a tentative sign of spring

Mar 12, 2021 •

Operation "Embrace the Gloom"

Leave those leaves, Kooser's "Winter Morning Walks," and plant of the week

Nov 11, 2021 •

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