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Leafing Through Reno’s Library

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Barbara McMichael
August 07, 2026

The Downtown Reno Library on Center Street isn’t your typical air-conditioned library. Push through the doors and you’ll find yourself walking onto a vine-bedecked bridge through a jungle atrium. There are thousands of plants here – begonias and philodendrons, mother-in-law tongues and spider plants, aloe vera, an avocado tree, Norfolk pines, and so much more.

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The Wreck of Trees: A Work in Progress

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Patricia Vaccarino
October 06, 2025

I am writing a new work of fiction that takes place on the North Coast of Oregon. "The Mail Lady’s Confession" is a journey into old-growth forest, to a world beyond the edge of the Pacific Ocean, where grief, compassion, and joy are interwoven and hidden in the rings on the trunks of old trees. 

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Environmental Lessons Abound at Historic House Museum

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Barbara McMichael
October 07, 2022

House museums sometimes get a bad rap for preserving the past without providing relevant content or connections for current visitors, but the stately Hermitage Museum and Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia, has some surprises in store.

 In the early decades of the 20th century, William and Florence Sloane were civic leaders in the Chesapeake Bay area. His business was textile factories, and he became a leader as well in the...

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Doing good for marine wildlife leads to doing good for everyone

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Barbara McMichael
May 03, 2022

One year ago on Earth Day, Seal Life Response + Rehab + Research (SR3) first opened its doors after years of planning and fundraising and advocacy. 

 
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NOTES FROM THE ROAD: King Tide

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Patricia Vaccarino
January 07, 2022

Waves sneak up to the shore from nowhere. Mountains of water advance, attacking like a marauding army. Churning angry white foam, the King Tide has arrived on the north coast of Oregon. Water levels rise higher and tides grow stronger. Some tides crest far higher than others. Swell after swell, rising and falling, an ache and a sigh, reeking of salty spray. Sneaker waves suddenly smash against the beach with a boom like thunder. The power of water washing over us can take us on an unwanted ride far out to sea. Sudden fierce currents sweep victims away. Never turn your back to the ocean.

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