Thanks to a whole bunch of remarkable individuals and months of hard work, a very special group of people were able to give some kids in Vancouver the chance to speak about their passions in a TEDx talk at Telus World of Science. I was thrilled to be a presenter at this event and in fact it’s the reason I didn’t write a post here for five months – I was practicing my TED talk! I had watched a lot of TED talks over the years but never imagined having the chance to do one mysel

“Wetlands provide a vital link between water and land and important benefits to people and the environment. Wetlands help regulate water levels within watersheds; improve water quality; reduce flood and storm damage; provide important fish and wildlife habitat; support fishing and other recreational activities; and provide inspiration. Wetlands are natural wonderlands of great value.” (http://wetlandslive.pwnet.org/) Last month I was part of a distance learning broadcast fro

My friend Kenny Ballentine is a documentary filmmaker from Northern California. He is in the process of making a film called Nature Kids. The film is going to be about all the amazing things people are doing to reconnect children to nature. Please visit this website for a sneak peek. He visited me this summer to shoot some footage for the film – take a look! #KennyBallentine

One of the really cool things about technology is how it gets people connected to others who share things in common. In this case, another blogger who loves nature and art got in touch with me and wanted to feature a piece of my art on her website. The first image is Denise Dahn’s art and the second is my jellyfish that she used in her blog. Jellyfish are one of my favourite sea creatures. There are thousands of them in the waters where I live every August. One year I was luc