Tag Archives: Virginia Master Naturalists

The Kindness of Rehabbers

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Wildlife rehabbers aim to restore injured and orphaned animals to the wild Continue reading →

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The Naturalist Spirit

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Does any vocation have a more open and welcoming door than natural history? To be a naturalist, you don’t need a high school diploma or a university degree; there is neither an age barrier nor a physical fitness test. Plenty … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged Ann Frank, Charles Darwin, Environmentalism, koinonia, naturalist, Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis, Rachel Carson, Robert Gifford, Virginia Master Naturalists, William Wordsworth | 2 Comments

A Zoo-to-Go

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Roger Gosden

For kids growing up in London during the austere decade after WWII, it was a special treat to be taken to the zoo by parents or school teachers. The zoos were crowded. Children had to be hoisted on the shoulders … Continue reading →