Articles by Heather Boughey

Article - People; by Heather Boughey - 4/19/12

Little Actions, Big Effects

Changing the world begins with small steps even a third grader can manage

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. –Dr. Seuss: The Lorax Sitting on the floor of her classroom at Eagle Cove School, surrounded by third graders, Vicki Dabrowka doesn’t look like the green warrior she is. Her campaign begins with deceptively small steps. Every Friday, her third graders collect empty Capri Sun packages from the other classrooms in the elementary school...

Article - Good Living; by Heather Boughey - 6/2/11

Treasure Hunting

X marks the spot on the Captain John Smith Trail

Once upon a time, seeking treasure meant following the dubious guidance of a hand-drawn map through grave dangers. Scurvy, mutiny, greed and confusion — not to mention blood-thirsty competitors and territory-conscious wild animals — were perils treasure hunters faced in seeking the spot on the map marked by X. The Global Positioning System changed all that. Modern treasure hunters have more in common with Captain Kirk than Captain Sparrow....

Article - Good Living; by Heather Boughey - 4/14/11

Park Quest Took My Family Back to Nature

Now It's Your Turn!

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. -John Muir On a hot day in early summer 2010, Team Bay Bougheys went seeking Isabella at Cunningham Falls State Park in Western Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains. A swim in Little Hunting Creek — our second stop along the trail to find Isabella — was inviting. But we were on a mission, and our sweaty three-person team persisted in our mile-and-a-half quest. We Bay Bougheys — husband Jon...