In January of 1958 a gardener and birdwatcher in Massachusetts sent Rachel Carson a letter describing the dead birds she kept finding in her back yard. She believed they were dying from chemical exposure, specifically the pesticide DDT. Prompted by the letter and her decades of work with the Fish …
Saima Abbasi is as surprised as anyone that a childhood love of nature has blossomed into a passion for the environment that has her working with local organizations here and in her native Pakistan to create sustainable natural habitats. She explains her work this way: “Where you live is the …
When you meet someone living her principles, you sense the passion right away. Such was the case with Saima Abassi, a backyard naturalist whose work promoting environmental sustainability reaches far beyond her community. Recently, Saima graciously invited us to stroll through her beautiful backyard garden and to wander the native …
You may have noticed a few signs of spring lately, like lillies of the valley gently lifting their tiny white buds, and tulips and hyacinths popping up from the ground. Or forsythia and magnolia buds bursting open, and in some places the scent of jasmine and orange blossoms perfuming the …