Did you know that most natural disasters involve water? How does that affect your water supply? Turn on the news these days and you’re almost guaranteed to see extreme weather and weather-related disasters like drought, extreme cold or heat, floods, landslides, tornadoes, and other violent storms. You may breathe a sigh of relief when your...

There’s great wisdom in Albert Einstein’s famous quote, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Hiking is nature’s therapy, a way to temporarily quiet life’s many demands and complications, reducing stress and returning to one’s center.  From the soothing fresh air to the impossible beauty of a night sky unimpeded by...

Do you filter your tap water at home? We would all like to believe that we’re making the best decisions for our homes and families, but even the most attentive individuals can miss an important detail here and there. And while the EPA regulates more than 90 proven health-risk contaminants in the water that comes out of...

Adventures in the wilderness are uplifting for the body and spirit, a chance to connect to the untamed beauty of nature beyond the daily grind of civilization. But properly equipping yourself for the experience is critically important, to avoid a terribly uncomfortable – and possibly life-threatening – scenario.  Put simply, few things are more important...