Guide 5B Communities
Resources
Additional activities, a behind-the-scenes gallery, recommended books, and more.
About this Guide
Manage Something
In a world where it is easy to feel out of control, sometimes it can help to manage a small piece in order to gain perspective. We have been managing 10 acres for 20 years, but in some ways it is really managing each tree individually. From the moment we selected individual trees, planted them, watered them, and watched each grow, we were managing small and rich communities. Seeing the incredible diversity of life and interactions grow over time puts other things into perspective.
Lesley
Behind-the-Scenes
Bengal cat battle
Tanji and Uschi are brothers and get along pretty well. However, every once in a while they unleash their predatory behaviors on each other.
Garden Kennel
Even though we initially argued that building a garden this year would be good for class videos, it is really mostly a big cat kennel.