Finding Friends Where the Wild Fowl Fly

Bay Area birder Paige Pritchard explains how bird watching can help you make friends (particularly those without feathers)

Dec 4 • 

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November 2025

November 2025: Ahoy, Autumn!

Pause the holiday music — there's so much of autumn left to enjoy.

Nov 7 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

There Goes The Sun (and It'll Be Alright)

A few tips for surviving the colder months when SAD creeps up

Nov 7 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

Foraging Guide: Persimmons

Are these fruit rotten? No, they're really supposed to look like that!

Nov 7 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

October 2025

October 2025: Ye Olden Autumn

It feels like we’re going back in time... why not lean into it?

Oct 7 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

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Foraging Guide: Walnuts

A-tisket, a-tasket, find these walnuts for your basket.

Oct 1 • 

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Spending Time With Dead Folks May Be The Best Thing You Do Outside in October

There's a serious case for spending time in cemeteries while you're still above ground.

Oct 1 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

September 2025

September 2025: Digging Into a New Season

Unearth a little outdoor fun before you dig out your sweaters.

Sep 5 • 

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Take the Pledge to Help Flying Friends

It's hard out here for a bird.

Sep 5 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

Foraging Guide: Pawpaws

Here's how to locate the granddaddy of wild fruits.

Sep 5 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

Go Here: Mammoth Cave National Park

Ignore the online reviews — this place is literally cool.

Sep 5 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker

Plant This: Fall Garden Recommendations

Hark! The time to plant a fall garden is upon us!

Sep 5 • 

Nicole Garner Meeker