A Natural Education at WSU

Posted by Rod Sayler on October 3, 2011 · 1 Comment 

I just witnessed a race to survive on campus – quite literally.  And the winner managed, but ever so barely, to survive.  That’s what I call reality – and it’s certainly not like the fake, highly contrived reality offered on television.  It makes me wonder how much natural education students miss by spending their days … Continue reading →

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How to Grow a Tortoiseshell

Posted by Rod Sayler on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

If you’re an ordinary tortoise, growing your shell might take you more than 150 years.  But if you’re a tortoiseshell butterfly, life goes by much more quickly than that.  It was such a cool and wet spring on Palouse Prairie in eastern Washington, that it didn’t seem like there were as many butterflies around as … Continue reading →

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