by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill, Insects & Arachnids, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
This issue was fun to compile, but a lot of work. Three contests finished May 31, and reviewing the submissions took a lot of time. These pages are full, yet we still have more of your stories to run. Watch upcoming issues…The only space left is this little block, and...
by Mary Ella Ramer, 15 | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
Photo © Dreamstime.com. “Look, Mary Ella, another contest!” my brother announced. I hurried over to the sofa where he was poring over the pages of the latest Nature Friend.“Wildflower ‘Learning by Doing’ Contest,” I read aloud. “Write a “Learning by Doing” story of...
by Eugene Martin | Jul 20, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Flycatchers, Plants & Fungi, The Birders' Trail, Wildflowers
The morning was pleasantly breezy. As I snatched a wildflower guide plus pen and paper, I could feel that I was in for an adventure or two. This would be my first wildflower hunt, and I was somewhat new to identifying them, although I am an avid birder. But it sounded...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 25, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Contest, From the Editor's Quill
Creative Writing Contest Reminder: For those of you who get the Study Guide edition, remember the Creative Writing contest announced in the February issue. The deadline is September 30, 2021, but you may submit anytime. For those who were not subscribed to the Study...
