With this magazine, wave #2 of Trails and Tales contest winners is now in your grip…
Issues
Invisibles, May 2025: Giraffes
Find the objects hidden in this giraffe drawing!
A Storm-lover’s Dream…or Nightmare
I stepped outside to look at the clouds again. They had changed shockingly fast to a sickening yellowish muddy-orange color, and were now almost directly overhead, with the wind from the east and twice as strong as before.
Pictures & Poems, May 2025
Children’s drawings and poetry from the May issue.
Wondernose: What mother bird puts herself in prison while her babies grow up?
This is a very strange habit indeed. No other species of bird does this…
Creation Close-ups, May 2025
Readers’ photo submissions from the May issue.
Mailbox, May 2025
Moon rays… Venus phases… night-flying bees… Read the May letters to the editor.
The Mushroom Hunt
“Let’s go on a mushroom hunt!” This crisp day is perfect for hunting mushrooms in our forest. I fill a cardboard box with knives, bowls, pens, paper, and, most importantly, our mushroom guide.
You Can Draw a Hoary Marmot Submissions
Children’s submissions for You Can Draw a Hoary Marmot lesson.
You Can Draw a Brown Pelican
In five steps, you can draw a Brown Pelican too!
Splendor in the North
Northern lights fascinate me. Since I live in central Wisconsin, I have seen them over a dozen times so far this year…
Exploring Nature, May 2025
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Visit vernal pools and listen to the various species of frogs and toads. Watch their vocal sacs. Look for tadpoles developing. Take a wildflower hike and...
Caption This Fox
Submit your favorite caption for these playful red fox pups!
Lunar Rays Raise Questions
At first glance, the Moon looks like a dull gray world, but the closer you look and the longer you observe, the more you’ll notice interesting features…
In Our Skies, May and June 2025
Astronomy highlights for May and June 2025