Interviews – Learn Your Land

Mushrooms, Mexico, & Molecular Mycology with Alan Rockefeller

Adam Haritan — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:46:48 +0000

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” Upon discovering these words from Ben Franklin years ago, I quickly realized the extraordinary value of investing in one’s education. A casual look at my bookshelves, notebooks, and study habits over the years easily confirms this. What does all of this have to do with nature? […]

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Learn Your Land With Gary Lincoff And The Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club

Adam Haritan — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 04:00:00 +0000

September is a great month for the Pennsylvanian mushroom hunter. The cooler temperatures and autumn rains provide favorable conditions that allow some of the choicest edible mushrooms – for example, chicks, hens, and honeys – to fruit in mass quantities. Perhaps just as exciting (or even more so!) to the Pennsylvanian mushroom hunter this time […]

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Exploring The Jennings Prairie With The Wissahickon Nature Club

Adam Haritan — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:00:00 +0000

The Wissahickon Nature Club is unique. While other nature organizations specialize — for example, in mushrooms or birds — the Wissahickon Nature Club prides itself on being the only general nature club in the Pittsburgh area. That’s unique! The club is named after a creek that runs through Riverview Park (the location of the club’s […]

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Foraging With Jennifer Pharr Davis – Hiker, Author, & Speaker

Adam Haritan — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Jennifer Pharr Davis is a real powerhouse. She’s an author, hiker, speaker, and business owner who is passionate about the outdoors. In 2011, she broke the overall Appalachian Trail record by completing the entire 2,100+ miles in just over 46 days. Every year (several times a year!), she embarks on tours across the country in […]

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Fibonacci Numbers In Nature With Rose Bando From Ohiopyle State Park

Adam Haritan — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Math and nature — the two go hand-in-hand, much like monarchs and milkweed, cranberries and bogs, or maitake and oak trees. Though not immediately apparent to the eye, nature displays patterns of numbers that underlie a variety of biological processes. Take the Fibonacci sequence, for example. This particular set of numbers — 0, 1, 1, […]

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Learn Your Land With Mike Douglas From The Maine Primitive Skills School

Adam Haritan — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:00 +0000

“Be careful what you say in the woods, for often it is true.” And so began the 2-day primitive skills workshop led by a barefooted Mike Douglas of the Maine Primitive Skills School. The event was hosted by Kathryn Cardinal and her partner, Ian Thunder, on their beautiful land in Northwestern Pennsylvania. A fresh water […]

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Pennsylvania Birding With Barbara Wallace From Ohiopyle State Park

Adam Haritan — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:00:00 +0000

As I approach the serviceberry tree with a jar in hand, a cedar waxwing greets me with a little dance. I harvest just enough of these tasty fruits for a snack, leaving plenty behind for my new friend. Later on, as I’m walking through a forested trail, I hear a familiar call: weet weet weet […]

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