The Outside Professor

As an outdoorsman I love anything involving nature, teaching online courses in outdoor skills at several universities and at

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Combine the deep sweetness of mulberries with the sharp, tangy punch of wood sorrel, and voila — a refreshing, vitamin-rich salad is born!

Free foraging guide: https://t.co/uw8RtBe4Tz

#Foraging #WildFood #SpringSalad

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Everything around you is constantly listening, but are you? Discover how learning to tune into nature could be more than just survival—it’s about reconnecting with the wild story. #Nature #Awareness #Mindfulness #SurvivalSkills #Wildlife

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Most the ills of society come down to this: our values. We value possessions, money, achievement, and career over time in nature, simple living, and serving community. Instead of spending so much time and energy on the former (while trying to "build" our way out of the messes we’ve created), what if instead we cherished what was already around us, appreciated it, and cultivated more of it?

After millennia of living in close connection to nature, we’ve run an uncontrolled experiment since the Second Industrial Revolution by trying to remove ourselves from it, as if we can rewrite the laws of being human and not suffer unexpected and dire consequences.

It’s undeniable that there have been tremendous material and technological benefits from these advancements (e.g., medicine), but what has been the toll on our mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing? Would we even need all of these new technologies to 'fix' our current state if we hadn't manifested the problems to begin with?

This is what indigenous cultures could never comprehend about this aspect of the 'Western' mind. Freedom, liberty, justice, the right of self-determination, and other natural rights—yes, by all means. But what have we done with those in the name of 'progress'?

Look around at the levels of depression, anxiety, unhealthiness, and strife, not to mention the destruction of ecological habitat, and you have to ask yourself, "Has it been worth it?" While our current standard of living is far superior to that of previous generations, if you showed a vision of today’s world to a 19th-century person, would they likely say, "Yes, please give me that"?

It’s time to take a step back and look at how we came to be, learn lessons from that (starting with reconnecting to nature), and then invoke time-honored wisdom to construct a better future.

What we value is what we become.

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I grew up in Kerrville and learned at a young age that flash floods are deceptive; they can transform a calm stream into a raging torrent in mere minutes. Here's some things you can do to help assess deadly scenarios before they occur.

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Want to develop your brain to its fullest extent? Go outside & engage in the activities your ancestors did like hunting, gathering food, interpreting animal sounds, weather, etc.. You'll create new neural pathways & pattern matching capabilities the same way AI does.

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Our brains have shrunk about the size of a lemon since we transitioned to 'civilization' from hunter-gatherer culture...not surprising since you can depend on others (and computers) to do your thinking for you rather than use all parts of your brain. https://t.co/GXq9i1fjJ1

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See the evidence (feathers) left behind by a Cooper's Hawk that predated on a White-winged Dove.

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See how easy it is to turn a piece of driftwood into a beautiful walking stick in just a few minutes. Using only natural materials, this is a great way to combine your love of the outdoors with your artistic side!

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Our over-reliance on smartphones, while offering numerous benefits, detracts from our ability to fully experience and appreciate the natural world. Here's a few tips for getting the most out of your time in nature without the distraction of your phone.
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Larger hawks or Buteos will occasionally kill smaller birds such as this Zone-tailed Hawk did when it decided to feast on this White-winged Dove.

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Learn how to determine what type of animal killed a bird just by examining the feathers that are left behind...in this case a White-winged Dove predated upon by a Zone-tailed Hawk!

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@NaturalistStudy Outdoor kids' activities like how to collect and drink water from a coconut shell is a great way to form nature connection bonds while teaching them valuable wilderness skills.

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Outdoor kids' activities like how to collect and drink water from a coconut shell is a great way to form nature connection bonds while teaching them valuable wilderness skills.

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This is fantastic example of how tracking can be used to decipher animal behavior. In this instance, a gray fox deposited a scat in an fallow farm field, and then a coyote came afterward to sniff the spoor and ascertain the identify, health, and perhaps sex of the 'trespasser' (c

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@NaturalistStudy The sentinel 'shape' is the most common bird language alarm usually alerting the presence of a nearby hawk.

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The sentinel 'shape' is the most common bird language alarm usually alerting the presence of a nearby hawk.

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When you're forced to sleep outside when it's cold and windy, make sure to follow these guidelines so that you stay safe and warm.

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This is fantastic example of how tracking can be used to decipher animal behavior. In this instance, a gray fox deposited a scat in an fallow farm field, and then a coyote came afterward to sniff the spoor and ascertain the identify, health, and perhaps sex of the 'trespasser.'

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House cat are notorious killers of songbirds, and as breeding season gets underway the latter become especially demonstrative in sounding the alarm.