“Living in Minneapolis, the conditions had to be absolutely perfect to even get a chance to see the night sky.”

“It feels like ice out officially starts spring here at the SLA. Friday, April 8th marked the official ice out day, where there was sufficient passage all the way across the Squam Lake and Little Squam.”

“I’ve poked around a handful of sugar shacks and done a fair bit of stove-top boiling on my family’s wood stove myself over the years, and missing out on this time-honored tradition while off at college these past four years has sometimes had me a bit down in the dumps, so it was really nice being able to immerse myself in the maple mania again while serving here in New Hampshire.”

“[R]egardless of whether any of our plants actually grow, I’m thankful to have such an excellent group of friends/ co-members willing to help me with all my hair-brained gardening ideas!”

“Conservation is, in many ways, a study in imperfection. We do the best with what we have to save what we have left.”

“Around this time in Virginia, we get a few 70 degree days, and I’m doing everything that I can to be outside.”

“I've always had a strong appreciation for the concept of the ‘jack of all trades’. Perhaps I have conflated personal fulfillment and personal ability, but as they say, ‘variety is the spice of life’”.

“Winter hiking certainly requires a lot more thinking compared to the other seasons.”

“Being an educator is a fantastic excuse for me to spend time in the childrens’ section of the library, reading little stories and admiring the artistry that goes into each of the books.”

“[S]erving here at the SLA not only colors us with new skills and experience, but also gives us the paints and brushes (both metaphorical and sometimes literal) to add our own individual flair to what we get out of this program.”