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Natural Connections

Inhale beauty. Exhale gratitude.

Friday Nov. 29

The Garter Snake

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Apr. 12

Most Violent of All Storms - The Tornado

Ralph LaPlant  |  Monday Apr. 8

The Curious Sora Rail

Ralph LaPlant  |  Saturday Mar. 9

True Lover Of Woodlands – The Northern Waterthrush

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Jan. 25

The Remarkable Lichen

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Dec. 28

Hudsonian Godwit

Ralph LaPlant  |  Thursday Dec. 13

Legend, love and cultivation… Christmas trees and tradition

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Nov. 30

The Quin-Zhee Snow Shelter

Ralph LaPlant  |  Monday Nov. 26

The Steller’s Sea Lion

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Nov. 16

The Polar Bear

Ralph LaPlant  |  Monday Nov. 12

Puffins

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Oct. 5

Nature’s palate - Autumn’s changing color of leaves

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Sep. 21

Living In The Forests’ Canopy… The Scarlet Tanagera

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Sep. 7

Aspen, The Tree In Demand

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Aug. 31

The Abundant Ring-Billed Gull

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Aug. 24

Black-billed Cuckoo

Ralph LaPlant  |  Thursday Aug. 16

The Snapping Turtle

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Aug. 3

The Swift And Predatory Dragonfly

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Jul. 27

The Stately State Bird – The Northern Cardinal

Ralph LaPlant  |  Friday Jul. 20

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