Tag: nature
A runner’s guide to Eagle Rock
The neighborhoods around Occidental College offer excellent running experiences for those willing to find them. The beautiful weather, scenery and landmarks make Northeast LA a...
LA River restoration connects us back to ‘the life force of...
For thousands of years before Spanish colonization began in 1769, dozens of tribal villages inhabited and cultivated the LA Basin. Among these tribes were the Tongva,...
Students and faculty weigh in on Occidental Library Fat Bear Week
For its third consecutive year, the Occidental Library has hosted Fat Bear Week inspired by the National Park Service Fat Bear Week, which highlights the bears of...
Lessons Learned: Notes from the Soler Glacier
It rained for three days straight before we could climb the pass. Ceaseless and loud, large blue drops of water poured off of our...
We should still celebrate Earth Month in the time of COVID-19
As spring in Minnesota has slowly arrived, I have noticed more of my neighbors walking through the local parks and playing outside with their...
February showers bring many flowers to campus
According to biology professor Beth Braker, "super bloom" is not a technical term at all, but that does not keep her from using the...