http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/nature 2013-05-24T14:33:36Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-eilvig/a-great-book_b_3291458.html 2013-05-24T14:33:36Z 2013-05-24T14:33:40Z Christine Eilvig http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-eilvig/ It's not often I give myself time to dive into great fiction. For many years I had to read so many masterpieces at university that I couldn't handle more fiction for a long time. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wild-by-cheryl-strayed">Wild by Cheryl Strayed</a>, <a href="/tag/crisis-of-meaning">Crisis of Meaning</a>, <a href="/tag/trust">Trust</a>, <a href="/tag/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-active-times/mother-natures-most-amazi_b_3332584.html 2013-05-24T12:22:15Z 2013-05-24T12:48:13Z The Active Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-active-times/ Sometimes nature creates displays so incredible--heavy stones that seem to drag themselves across a dry lakebed, fish that literally rain down from st... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/puerto-rico">Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/tag/photos">Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/new-mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/tag/mother-nature">Mother Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/amazing-photos">Amazing Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/thunder">Thunder</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronnie-citronfink/tornado-highlights-climate-spectrum_b_3326561.html 2013-05-23T15:43:37Z 2013-05-23T15:43:42Z Ronnie Citron-Fink http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronnie-citronfink/ Lately, does it feel like we are on a treadmill running from disaster to tragedy, while reacting to situations unimaginable? The news of the devastating EF5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., came via Facebook in a Monday evening panic. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/oklahoma-tornado">Oklahoma Tornado</a>, <a href="/tag/environment">Environment</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/inspiration">Inspiration</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-davislaack/highly-sensitive-people_b_3275145.html 2013-05-23T08:20:22Z 2013-05-23T08:24:16Z Paula Davis-Laack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-davislaack/ According to Dr. Elaine Aron, highly sensitive people (HSPs) make up approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population. While I would classify myself as a moderate HSP, there are certain triggers I now recognize that amplify my sensitivity. Here are eight survival strategies for HSPs. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sensory-overload">Sensory Overload</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/highly-sensitive-people">Highly Sensitive People</a>, <a href="/tag/caffeine">Caffeine</a>, <a href="/tag/downtime">Downtime</a>, <a href="/tag/overstimulation">Overstimulation</a>, <a href="/tag/elaine-aron">Elaine Aron</a>, <a href="/tag/sleep">Sleep</a>, <a href="/tag/emotional-health">Emotional Health</a>, <a href="/tag/overwhelm">Overwhelm</a>, <a href="/tag/sensitivity">Sensitivity</a>, <a href="/tag/emotional-wellness">Emotional Wellness</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-relief">Stress Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/hsp">Hsp</a>, <a href="/tag/highly-sensitive">Highly Sensitive</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-wellness">Mental Wellness</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tory-zellick/caregiving-tips_b_3250003.html 2013-05-17T16:48:17Z 2013-05-17T16:48:42Z Tory Zellick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tory-zellick/ "Because nature is calming to the mind and uplifting to the mood, it can shift both the caregiver and care recipient into a place where simply being present together feels rewarding." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/creativity">Creativity</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-management">Stress Management</a>, <a href="/tag/caregiving">Caregiving</a>, <a href="/tag/positive-thinking">Positive Thinking</a>, <a href="/tag/retreat">Retreat</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/art-therapy">Art Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/disability">Disability</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-reduction">Stress Reduction</a>, <a href="/tag/anasuya-basil">Anasuya Basil</a>, <a href="/tag/caregivers">Caregivers</a>, <a href="/tag/nature-and-health">Nature and Health</a>, <a href="/tag/caregiver">Caregiver</a>, <a href="/tag/art-therapies">Art Therapies</a>, <a href="/tag/disabilities">Disabilities</a>, <a href="/tag/nature-for-health">Nature for Health</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travel-leisure/worlds-most-beautiful-cit_b_3281307.html 2013-05-15T16:42:44Z 2013-05-15T17:34:16Z Travel &#43; Leisure http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travel-leisure/ A well-designed park is more than green space in the midst of a concrete jungle--it makes a city lovable and livable.<br /> <br /> The most beautiful city parks... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/outdoors">Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/cities">Cities</a>, <a href="/tag/parks">Parks</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/minube/call-of-the-wild-8-offbea_b_3266349.html 2013-05-15T08:38:50Z 2013-05-15T08:38:55Z minube http://www.huffingtonpost.com/minube/ From ancient temples crawling with monkeys and rats to desolate beaches teeming with exotic wildlife, here are 10 unusual places to connect with nature. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tigers">Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/hawaii">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/tag/vacation">Vacation</a>, <a href="/tag/nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/tag/morocco">Morocco</a>, <a href="/tag/thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/tag/killer-whales">Killer Whales</a>, <a href="/tag/giraffes">Giraffes</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/rats">Rats</a>, <a href="/tag/monkeys">Monkeys</a>, <a href="/tag/wild-animals">Wild Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/sharks">Sharks</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/unusual">Unusual</a>, <a href="/tag/minube">Minube</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/tag/exotic-animals">Exotic Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/offbeat">Offbeat</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-portnoy/twelve-days-in-heaven-aka_1_b_3273439.html 2013-05-14T13:34:06Z 2013-05-14T13:34:10Z Susan Portnoy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-portnoy/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-portnoy/twelve-days-in-heaven-aka_1_b_3273439.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2013-05-14-SusanyPortnoytravel32.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2013-05-14-SusanyPortnoytravel32.jpg" width="300" height="70" /></a> I spent 12 magical days in Botswana exploring four camps -- Chitabe, Vumbura Plains, Abu and Mombo -- in various regions of the Okavango Delta. Each had its own personality and exciting wildlife adventure. I started my trip at Chitabe Camp, and now... Vumbura Plains <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hippocreek-safaris">Hippocreek Safaris</a>, <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-photos">Travel Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/birds">Birds</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/best-travel-photos">Best Travel Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife-photography">Wildlife Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/nature-photography">Nature Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-photography">Travel Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/wilderness-safaris">Wilderness-Safaris</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/best-travel-blogs">Best Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/botswana">Botswana</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefreestyle">Slidefreestyle</a>, <a href="/tag/chitabe-camp">Chitabe-Camp</a>, <a href="/tag/elephants">Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/less-stress-more-living">Less Stress More Living</a>, <a href="/tag/botswana-tourism">Botswana Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/african-elephants">African Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/lions">Lions</a>, <a href="/tag/beetle">Beetle</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-travel">Africa Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/baboons">Baboons</a>, <a href="/tag/vumbura-plains-camp">Vumbura Plains Camp</a>, <a href="/tag/leopard">Leopard</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-tips">Travel Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/zebra">Zebra</a>, <a href="/tag/safari-travel">Safari Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/best-travel-pictures">Best Travel Pictures</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-news">Travel News</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/wild-dogs">Wild Dogs</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-relief">Stress-Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/safari">Safari</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/corpse-flower-ohio-state-university_n_3271959.html 2013-05-14T09:37:48Z 2013-05-14T09:38:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/penis-flower">Penis Flower</a>, <a href="/tag/corpse-flower">Corpse Flower</a>, <a href="/tag/corpse-flower-ohio-state-university">Corpse Flower Ohio State University</a>, <a href="/tag/largest-flower-in-the-world">Largest Flower in the World</a>, <a href="/tag/rotten-flesh-flower">Rotten Flesh Flower</a>, <a href="/tag/rotten-meat-flower">Rotten Meat Flower</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/corpse-flower-second-bloom">Corpse Flower Second Bloom</a>, <a href="/tag/largest-flower">Largest Flower</a>, <a href="/weird-news">Weird News News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-hurowitz/the-death-of-sustainability_b_3263925.html 2013-05-13T11:53:42Z 2013-05-13T11:53:45Z Glenn Hurowitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-hurowitz/ WWF's statement surprised many long-time palm oil watchers, but the organization deserves enormous credit for sticking to its principles and making clear that companies cannot claim sustainability just by sticking an RSPO label on their product while continuing to destroy the Earth's forests. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tigers">Tigers</a>, <a href="/tag/indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/tag/elephants">Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/rhinoceros">Rhinoceros</a>, <a href="/tag/roundtable-on-sustainable-palm-oil">Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/tag/orangutans">Orangutans</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/palm-oil">Palm Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/forests">Forests</a>, <a href="/tag/deforestation">Deforestation</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/rspo">Rspo</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-bonior/let-kids-have-their-sticks_b_3034574.html 2013-05-10T11:50:11Z 2013-05-10T11:50:14Z Andrea Bonior http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-bonior/ The more we teach our kids that nature is dangerous, creativity is out of bounds and physicality is not to be tolerated, the more I worry for our society. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sticks">Sticks</a>, <a href="/tag/oxiclean">Oxiclean</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/child-rearing">Child-Rearing</a>, <a href="/tag/helipcopter-parenting">Helipcopter Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/dirt">Dirt</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/parenthood">Parenthood</a>, <a href="/tag/kids">Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/child-care">Child Care</a>, <a href="/tag/parks">Parks</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/leapfrog">Leapfrog</a>, <a href="/tag/playground">Playground</a>, <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/overprotective-parents">Overprotective Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/playing-with-sticks">Playing With Sticks</a>, <a href="/tag/parents-families-tech">Parents-Families-Tech</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maggie-sergio/an-open-letter-to-ca-gove_b_3232381.html 2013-05-09T15:18:54Z 2013-05-09T15:14:12Z Maggie Sergio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maggie-sergio/ I am making a personal appeal to you on behalf of over 200 federally protected birds (Cliff Swallows) that have been killed by CalTrans since early April of this year. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/ca-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife">CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>, <a href="/tag/governor-jerry-brown">Governor Jerry Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/caltrans">Caltrans</a>, <a href="/tag/us-fish-and-wildlife-service">US Fish and Wildlife Service</a>, <a href="/tag/national-audubon-society">National Audubon Society</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-negroni/in-sedona-everywhere-is-b_b_3175869.html 2013-05-09T11:52:54Z 2013-05-09T11:52:55Z Christine Negroni http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-negroni/ With the macho pride of desert dwellers, Arizonans remind visitors that everything here will either poke, bite, sting or burn. It is easy to believe. What is more difficult to fathom, but trust me it's true, is that in Sedona, "everywhere is beautiful." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/desert">Desert</a>, <a href="/tag/hiking">Hiking</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/tag/sedona">Sedona</a>, <a href="/tag/slide-rock-state-park">Slide Rock State Park</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona-state-university">Arizona State University</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-mccormick/parenting-lessons-from-na_b_3234324.html 2013-05-08T13:45:27Z 2013-05-08T13:45:30Z John McCormick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-mccormick/ I watched my sons carefully to see if they were buying into mom's passionate ode to nature. The boys seemed to be warming up to the cicadas swarming around them when several flew up and landed on Connor. "Dad!" he yelled. "Get them off me!" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/outdoor-education">Outdoor Education</a>, <a href="/tag/cicadas">Cicadas</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/periodical-cicadas">Periodical Cicadas</a>, <a href="/tag/the-outdoors">The Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/insects">Insects</a>, <a href="/tag/dads">Dads</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/entomology">Entomology</a>, <a href="/tag/environment">Environment</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/parenthood">Parenthood</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/summer-camps">Summer Camps</a>, <a href="/tag/brood-ii-cicadas">Brood II Cicadas</a>, <a href="/tag/daddy-bloggers">Daddy Bloggers</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/teaching-children-about-nature">Teaching Children About Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/parents-news">Parents News</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/carbon-clusters-subterranean_n_3230785.html 2013-05-07T13:23:20Z 2013-05-07T13:23:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ From Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer:<br /> <br /> Most of Earth's carbon clusters deep beneath the surface, in hot mantle rocks that churn below the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/carbon">Carbon</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-clusters">Carbon Clusters</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-clusters-lava">Carbon Clusters Lava</a>, <a href="/tag/lava-carbon-clusters">Lava Carbon Clusters</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/lava-carbon">Lava Carbon</a>, <a href="/tag/subterranean-carbon">Subterranean Carbon</a>, <a href="/tag/trapped-carbon">Trapped Carbon</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-lava">Carbon Lava</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-trapped-under-earth">Carbon Trapped Under Earth</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-cookdeegan/teens-mindfulness_b_3210029.html 2013-05-06T12:03:42Z 2013-05-06T12:03:46Z Patrick Cook-Deegan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-cookdeegan/ I had spent many weeks in the backcountry before, but never right after a meditation retreat. Never with a mind quiet enough to take in all the natural world had to offer. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mindfulness">Mindfulness</a>, <a href="/tag/outdoor-education">Outdoor Education</a>, <a href="/tag/wilderness">Wilderness</a>, <a href="/tag/teenagers">Teenagers</a>, <a href="/tag/meditation-teens">Meditation Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/meditation-for-teens">Meditation for Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-mindfulness">Teens Mindfulness</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-and-mindfulness">Teens and Mindfulness</a>, <a href="/tag/wilderness-retreat">Wilderness Retreat</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-silent-retreat">Teens Silent Retreat</a>, <a href="/tag/outdoors">Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/mindfulness-and-teens">Mindfulness and Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/teens-meditation">Teens Meditation</a>, <a href="/tag/silent-retreat">Silent Retreat</a>, <a href="/tag/mindfulness-teens">Mindfulness Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/silent-retreats">Silent Retreats</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natasha-ashton/finding-kindness-how-to-p_b_3210665.html 2013-05-05T11:03:23Z 2013-05-05T11:03:28Z Natasha Ashton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natasha-ashton/ Back in 2000 when I was still living in the UK, I was involved in a terrible car accident. I was driving on a highway when all of a sudden a rabbit da... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cats">Cats</a>, <a href="/tag/be-kind-to-animals-week">Be Kind to Animals Week</a>, <a href="/tag/pets">Pets</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/dogs">Dogs</a>, <a href="/tag/compassion">Compassion</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/animal-rights">Animal Rights</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/wildlife-vacations-destinations-close-wild-animals_n_3203840.html 2013-05-02T16:49:32Z 2013-05-02T17:26:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ If you enjoy getting up close and personal with some of nature's most incredible animals, then we have some potential vacation destinations for you!<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kruger-national-park">Kruger National Park</a>, <a href="/tag/elephants">Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/massai-mara">Massai Mara</a>, <a href="/tag/stingray-city">Stingray City</a>, <a href="/tag/costa-rica">Costa Rica</a>, <a href="/tag/turtles">Turtles</a>, <a href="/tag/lions">Lions</a>, <a href="/tag/south-africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife-vacations">Wildlife Vacations</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-tips">Travel Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/tag/grand-cayman">Grand Cayman</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-news">Travel News</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/gorillas">Gorillas</a>, <a href="/tag/shark-cage-diving">Shark Cage Diving</a>, <a href="/tag/uganda">Uganda</a>, <a href="/tag/turtle-sanctuary">Turtle Sanctuary</a>, <a href="/tag/great-white-sharks">Great White Sharks</a>, <a href="/tag/shark-diving">Shark Diving</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-felker/7th-annual-project-healin_b_3192285.html 2013-05-02T17:00:27Z 2013-05-02T17:00:32Z Ed Felker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-felker/ Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing utilizes fly fishing and fly tying in the rehabilitation of disabled servicemen and women in Military Hospitals, VA Medical Centers and Warrior Transition Units all across the country. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wounded-veterans">Wounded Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/troops">Troops</a>, <a href="/tag/lefty-kreh">Lefty Kreh</a>, <a href="/tag/reed-doughty">Reed Doughty</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-jaworowski">Ed Jaworowski</a>, <a href="/tag/outdoors">Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/project-healing-waters">Project Healing Waters</a>, <a href="/tag/america">America</a>, <a href="/tag/competition">Competition</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/charitable-organizations">Charitable Organizations</a>, <a href="/tag/rose-river-farm">Rose River Farm</a>, <a href="/tag/douglas-dear">Douglas Dear</a>, <a href="/tag/trout">Trout</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/jerry-nonnemacher">Jerry Nonnemacher</a>, <a href="/tag/fly-fishing">Fly Fishing</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-nicholson">Ed Nicholson</a>, <a href="/tag/catch-and-release">Catch and Release</a>, <a href="/tag/phwff">Phwff</a>, <a href="/tag/impact-sports">Impact-Sports</a>, <a href="/tag/patriotism">Patriotism</a>, <a href="/sports">Sports News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-portnoy/twelve-days-in-heaven-aka_b_3182378.html 2013-05-01T08:44:34Z 2013-05-01T08:42:17Z Susan Portnoy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-portnoy/ Botswana is a magical land of lush plains, staggeringly beautiful sunsets and wildlife that will blow your mind. Over 12 days I explored four camps, in various regions of the Okavango Delta, each with their own personality: Chitabe, Vumbura Plains, Abu and Mombo. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/safaris">Safaris</a>, <a href="/tag/hippo-creek-safaris">Hippo-Creek-Safaris</a>, <a href="/tag/women-photographers">Women Photographers</a>, <a href="/tag/okavango-delta">Okavango Delta</a>, <a href="/tag/elephants">Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-photos">Travel Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/african-elephants">African Elephants</a>, <a href="/tag/birds">Birds</a>, <a href="/tag/lions">Lions</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife-conservation">Wildlife Conservation</a>, <a href="/tag/leopards">Leopards</a>, <a href="/tag/solo-travel">Solo Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/nature-photography">Nature Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-tips">Travel Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/photographers">Photographers</a>, <a href="/tag/honeymoon-travel">Honeymoon Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/camps">Camps</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-photography">Travel Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/wilderness-safaris">Wilderness-Safaris</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs">Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/vacation">Vacation</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-relief">Stress Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/botswana">Botswana</a>, <a href="/tag/honeymoon-destinations">Honeymoon Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/chitabe-camp">Chitabe-Camp</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefullscreen">Slidefullscreen</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/killer-whale-video_n_3187264.html 2013-04-30T15:55:07Z 2013-04-30T15:55:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Even killer whales need to have fun sometimes, or so seems to be the message of a new video showing a pod of the mighty mammals playing in the wake of... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/orcas-video">Orcas Video</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/green-news">Green News</a>, <a href="/tag/mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/orcas">Orcas</a>, <a href="/tag/animals">Animals</a>, <a href="/tag/killer-whale-video">Killer Whale Video</a>, <a href="/tag/wildlife">Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/ocean">Ocean</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/how-nature-films-can-save_b_3184926.html 2013-04-30T09:33:40Z 2013-04-30T09:33:40Z Maria Rodale http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/ <br /> by guest blogger Leah Zerbe, online editor for Rodale.com<br /> <br /> "Mommy, look! Look, Mommy," Della, my little 3-year-old niece, gleefully squealed as she f... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nature-films">Nature Films</a>, <a href="/tag/rodale">Rodale</a>, <a href="/tag/leah-zerbe">Leah Zerbe</a>, <a href="/tag/maria-rodale">Maria Rodale</a>, <a href="/tag/bugs">Bugs</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/marias-farm-country-kitchen">Maria&#039;s Farm Country Kitchen</a>, <a href="/tag/learning-from-nature">Learning From Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/microcosmos">Microcosmos</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/brinicles-sea-ice-brine_n_3165583.html 2013-04-26T16:51:56Z 2013-04-26T16:51:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ From Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer:<br /> <br /> What's cooler than being cool? Brine-cold.<br /> <br /> When salt-rich water leaks out of sea ice, it sinks... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sea-ice-salt">Sea Ice Salt</a>, <a href="/tag/brinicle-sea-ice">Brinicle Sea Ice</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-ice">Sea Ice</a>, <a href="/tag/brinicle">Brinicle</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-ice-brinicle">Sea Ice Brinicle</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/icicle">Icicle</a>, <a href="/tag/brine-sea-ice">Brine Sea Ice</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-ice-brine">Sea Ice Brine</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neil-mulholland/celebrate-national-park-w_b_3157886.html 2013-04-25T17:15:35Z 2013-04-25T17:17:01Z Neil Mulholland http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neil-mulholland/ In times like these, with shrinking budgets and diminishing resources, we need to stop and think -- what would this country be like without our national parks? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/grand-canyon">Grand Canyon</a>, <a href="/tag/history">History</a>, <a href="/tag/acadia-national-park">Acadia National Park</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/parks">Parks</a>, <a href="/tag/national-park-week">National Park Week</a>, <a href="/tag/conservation">Conservation</a>, <a href="/tag/yosemite">Yosemite</a>, <a href="/tag/preservation">Preservation</a>, <a href="/tag/gettysburg">Gettysburg</a>, <a href="/tag/national-parks-week">National Parks Week</a>, <a href="/tag/outdoors">Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/national-parks">National Parks</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/make-stress-a-stranger_b_3153838.html 2013-04-25T08:29:51Z 2013-04-25T08:29:51Z Maria Rodale http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/ <br /> by guest blogger Deirdre Imus, author and environmental health advocate<br /> <br /> April is Stress Awareness Month--although it's safe to say most of us are a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healing-in-nature">Healing in Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/maria-rodale">Maria Rodale</a>, <a href="/tag/stress-relief">Stress Relief</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/power-of-outdoors">Power of Outdoors</a>, <a href="/tag/marias-farm-country-kitchen">Maria&#039;s Farm Country Kitchen</a>, <a href="/tag/deirdre-imus">Deirdre Imus</a>, <a href="/tag/stress">Stress</a>, <a href="/tag/natural-stress-relief">Natural Stress Relief</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p>