Terry Gardner

"In Alberta, there's a location called Dinosaur Provincial Park, about two and a half hours east of Calgary, it's one of the richest places in the world," says Palaeontologist, Francois Therrien, of the Royal Tyrrell Museum. "When you go on guided hikes, in places, it's impossible to take a step...

At International Pow Wow 2012 in Los Angeles last week, Brand USA unveiled a new website, DiscoverAmerica.com and a theme song written by Rosanne Cash called "Land of Dreams" written to evoke a feeling about what America represents. A free download of the song is available...

Why isn't the U.S. government telling Shell: "You can only drill in the Chukchi or Beaufort Seas AFTER you prove you can clean up a spill."

Perhaps Heinz or Hunt's would donate a giant vat of ketchup....

Bracebridge cast with Squire Bracebridge (Michael McCarty) center.
Photo credit for all images: Lani Spicer/Andrea Fulton Productions

In 1927, the first Bracebridge Dinner was held at the Ahwahnee. The hotel had just opened and the Bracebridge pageant dinner was created to entice...

If you or your loved ones lean green, here are some possibilities for eco-friendly Christmas gifts. Of course, adopting a rescued animal or making a donation...

Roosevelt Elk in Orick, CA favor Prop 21 (for State Parks) and oppose Props 23 and 26.
(Photo by Terry Gardner)

The trickiest part of voting in California is making sure you understand what the propositions truly represent....

I've been a crime stopper with CSI and Law & Order, but I never expected to be a Gleek.

The more I watch the more my old high school wounds heal. I actually believe Glee is an alternative to therapy. And there's no age limit to Gleekdom. At 51,...

Attendees of Opportunity Green on September 24 listening to presentations on the soundstage where "Madmen" tapes at Los Angeles Center Studios

In September, Opportunity Green proved once again that clean energy and sustainable products make good business sense --...

SANTA MONICA

Volunteers signing waivers in Santa Monica so they could pick up trash

Stacks of trash collected in less than three hours at the Santa Monica Pier

When I volunteered for...

You may not want to hug a shark (even though nurse sharks can almost be cuddly), but people need to understand that sharks matter. When they are in trouble so is the ocean and so...

Sydney, Cleo V and Teresa (Sydney's Mom)
(Photo courtesy of Canine Companions for Independence)

Dogs are not only a human's best friend. Some can help us claim our independence.

Watching another child with an assistance dog motivated Teresa and her...

Tony Perry's excellent article in the Los Angeles Times on the Galapagos tortoise digs at the San Diego Zoo, "San Diego Zoo tortoises get an enclosure more fitting of their stature" made me realize that on my next zoo visit, I must stop and ponder the tortoises.

Next week Opportunity Green presents its 4th Annual Green Business Conference in Los Angeles from September 22 to...

On Thursday, Sept. 16, Los Angelenos can invest their greenbacks to make the world a greener place at Sustainable Works' third annual fundraiser at Writer's Boot Camp in Bergamot Station. This non-profit environmental education organization that has been helping

After overindulging two nights at The Taste of Beverly Hills, my general admission passage into the Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine on Sept. 5 forced me...

Having expressed my wish that a mosque not be built within a mile of Ground Zero, I feel obligated to ask, pray and beg Pastor Terry Jones and his congregation at the Dove World Outreach Center to read the Koran rather than burn it on September 11th. Huffington...

Zach and Jessica Cox, owners of Carmela ice cream which was being served from the Cooking Channel Truck

What a weekend. If only my liver was trained to eat and imbibe like I did this weekend at Food &...

Photo of Yosemite Falls with blue tint - While I may see Yosemite Falls tinted blue, others might view it in black & white or other shades. I wish I could see the Mosque site through...

Michael Cunningham with his best friend, Hallie, one of this year's Electric Shock Drowning victims.
(photo courtesy of Kevin Cunningham)

As a kid growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, I never thought twice about jumping into the fresh (albeit muddy)...

(Logo courtesy of Los Angeles Times)

Whether you crave Five Star or food truck cuisine, you are apt to expand your waistline at Paramount Studios next Sunday, September 5 chowing down at the Los Angeles Times Inaugural Celebration of...