Nature Archives - Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Tap into Blandford Nature Center

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments Blandford Nature Center, Bri Kilroy, discover, Explore, learn, maple moon, march 2018, mary jane dockeray's birthday party, Nature, renee baker, sugarbush festival, tap into the blandford nature center, tapping maple

by Bri Kilroy Words like “digital breakthroughs” and “social media presence” have become more consistent in our vocabulary, but so

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Voluntary RE:Action

August 2, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments art field trips grand rapids, art program, art workshops, august 2017, bbq and beautify, buck creek clean up, bus system grand rapids, charles lemery park, chicktime grand rapids, community barbecue, covenant village of the great lakes, Downtown Grand Rapids, end of life care, friends of buck creek, friends of grand rapids parks, geek group, giving back to the community, grand rapids community, GRandJazzFest, hand massages, healthcare, international refugees, jazz enthusiast, lincoln park, local art program, local volunteering, merchandise, mulching trees, musicians, Nature, park clean up, Rosa Parks Circle, samaritas new american services, spectrum health hospice, summer 2017, Voluntary Re:action, volunteer bus trainer, volunteer manicurist, volunteer mentor, volunteer opportunities grand rapids, watering trees

Your opportunity awaits. Pick a role and react voluntarily. The Jazz Enthusiast Make the 6th annual GRandJazzFest one to remember

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The Notorious Mary Jane Dockeray of Blandford Nature Center

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments Adventure, animals, blandford environmental education program, Blandford Nature Center, blandford nature center story, collins woods, conservation, developing the blandford nature center, dockeray's story, Elyse Wild, geology, Grand Rapids, GRPM, june 2017, learning, love of nature, mary jane dockeray, marylin martin, Nature, outdoor learning experience, rock, Rock on lady, Summer, The Notorious Mary Jane Dockeray of Blandford Nature Center, Two Eagles Marcus, victor blandford, wild

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus It all started with a stone… While walking down a gravel

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Reader’s Lounge

April 7, 2017April 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments April 2017, Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into the Nest, birdwatcher, bob tarte, captivating fiction, documentary, elizabeth gilbert, Feather Brained: My Bumbling Quest to Become a Birder and Find a Rare Bird on My Own, field guide, hobby, illustrations, Julie Zickefoose, library, literature, natural history, Nature, outside, personal reflection, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Reader's Lounge, Roger Tory Peterson, suzanne stevens, The Signature of All Things, watercolor, wild

by Suzanne Stevens Few things are as perfect as the union of nature and literature. Whether you are looking for

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Gone to Pot

April 7, 2017April 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments adaptable plants, air plants, April 2017, BBQ grill pot, cut glass heirlooms, fresh look, front tolerant pansies, garden party, gardening, gardening skills, Gone to Pot, Herbs, impatients, indoor plants, kitchen plants, low maintenance plants, mixed planters, Nature, plant varieties, plants, potting plants, Rick Vuyst, season, Soil, soup ladle planter, spring, spring 2017, succulents, tillandsias, unconventional pots, vegetable plants, versatile plants, wig display

by Rick Vyust With the display of succulents, the sky’s the limit! By the time April rolls around, it’s only

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Cabin Fever Reliever

March 7, 2017March 6, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments aloe, aroma, Basil, beat cold weather blues, cabin fever, forest bathing, Garden Media Group Garden Trends, Herbs, houseplant, indoor plants, ivy, Lavender, March 2017, Nature, Oregano, Rick Vuyst, rosemary, Sage, sanseveria, spring, succulents, well-being

by Rick Vuyst The phrase “cabin fever” perfectly describes the claustrophobic feeling we tend to develop after spending months indoors

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Lessons in Nature

November 14, 2016November 10, 2016 WLMagazine 0 Comments fall, Flowerland, learn, lessons, lessons in nature, Nature, november 2016, plant tips, planting, Rick Vuyst, thankfulness, tree benefits, trees

by Rick Vuyst In this month of thankfulness, we often take for granted the trees surrounding us. As the final

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Rake & Roll

October 7, 2015October 6, 2015 WLMagazine 0 Comments 2015, arrangement with leaves, autumn, Composting, fall garden care, Featured, Flowerland, garden soil, harvest, landscape, leaves, mr green thumb, Nature, October, plant puns, plants, Rake and roll, Rick Vuyst

by Rick Vuyst October is a great month to harvest a nutrient-rich and free soil amendment for your garden:

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City Strolls: An Introduction to GR’s Parks

May 4, 2015May 5, 2015 WLMagazine 0 Comments City Strolls an introduction to GR's parks, connect, environment, Featured, friends of grand rapids parks, grand rapids parks, Kate Woodhams, Kent County Parks Foundation, Millennium Park, Nature, preservation, Richelle Kimble, Riverside Park, Sonald Lamoreaux Park, steve faber, Two Eagles Marcus

by Richelle Kimble • photography by Two Eagles Marcus The United Nations’ Population Division found that only 30 percent of

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