Author Archives: Pam Lazos

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About Pam Lazos

writer, blogger, environmentally hopeful

Through a Lens International migratory bird day — the second Saturday in May in the U.S. — focuses on conserving migratory birds and their habitats around the world. One of my favorite migratory birds is the small, but mighty ruby-throated … Continue reading

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Orphan Train

Orphan Train “[T]he people who matter in our lives stay with us, haunting our most ordinary moments. They’re with us in the grocery store, as we turn a corner, chat with a friend. They rise up through the pavement; we … Continue reading

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I Speak for the Trees

I Speak for the Trees My favorite tree ever was a giant oak, over 100 feet tall with a girth so large, three adults had trouble getting their arms around it. The oak and I grew up in a backyard … Continue reading

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Make Every Day Earth Day

photo by Erin Lafferty One Less Bag When I was a kid, I spent a summer working in my parents’ deli in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.  I had various odd jobs, but my main job was running the cash … Continue reading

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The Worth of Water

The Worth of Water On my way to the 8th Annual Global Water Alliance (GWA) conference in Philadelphia on March 26, 2015, I took a shortcut across the University of Penn’s campus and, given that I am navigationally challenged, overshot … Continue reading

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The Fun Foodie Friends Interviews!

The Fun Foodie Friends Interviews! I don’t know what’s more exciting. Putting your own creative works out into the universe, or promoting another’s work because you love it and you can. The promotion part is at the heart of every … Continue reading

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Silent Spring

Silent Spring When Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring, first published in 1962, she probably had no idea that it would be one of the most influential books of the modern environmental movement. A smart, savvy scientist, Carson wrote the seminal … Continue reading

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Don’t care about spots on my apples…

Don’t care about spots on my apples… Today, in a magnanimous and demonstrated show of concern for the health and wellbeing of the citizens of our nation, for their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of a toxin-free happiness, … Continue reading

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Fun Foodie Friends

Fun Foodie Friends       Hey moms and dads! Want a fun-filled, rainy (or snowy, or sunny) day activity to do with your kids? One that will impart tidbits of knowledge, provide critical life skills, and have you and … Continue reading

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I Am Water

I  Am Water And so are you. At least about 72% of you is, along with the person you love, your kids, your friends, all your acquaintances, all mostly water. Several billion years ago, a few single-celled organism started focus … Continue reading

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