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Phenology is a science that anyone can practice without a lab coat, microscope, or PhD. It's the study of seasonal events such as first flowers, appearance of certain butterflies, etc. People have tracked these dates for decades -- even centuries -- and now there's a place on DK to record your own observations. A casual spot to tell what you're seeing in the park down the road or in your own back yard.

The writers in Climate Brief work to keep the Daily Kos community informed and engaged with breaking news about the climate crisis around the world while providing inspiring stories of environmental heroes, opportunities for direct engagement, and perspectives on the intersection of climate activism with spirituality, politics, and the arts.

Community Spotlight is dedicated to finding great writing by little-known or unknown Community members whose work hasn't gotten the visibility it deserves. We rescue and promote their stories based on the original vision set out by Susan Gardner, who single-handedly began our mission in 2006.

Sustainable living in the U.S.A. for Orange geezers, and all topics of particular geezer-age interest.

The weather is brutal. If it's not murderously hot, it's freezing cold, or flooding. There are tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards. Power goes out, and suddenly you're cut off. Beyond that, some of us have disabilities or illnesses that we're dealing with alone. It would be nice to know someone has our back. The Itzl Alert Network is a community where we can meet potential buddies in our geographic areas to check in on us if we aren't reporting in here, to make sure we're OK, and if s...

The Overnight News Digest is a nightly chronicle of the day's news. Each editor makes his or her own story selection for that day's digest and publishes the compilation typically around midnight Eastern time. Readers are encouraged to remark on the news of the day and contribute additional stories in the comments.

Where readers, writers, bibliophiles, and lovers of all things literary find their favorite series and one-of-a-kind diaries, including "Bookflurries," "Write On!," and "Books So Bad They're Good." Plus newer series like "Indigo Kalliope," "Contemporary Fiction Views," "LGBT Literature," and "Books Go Boom!" We hope you'll visit Readers & Book Lovers for the same reasons you get together with a friend -- for the community of like-minded people who share your passion for the written word in all i...

The Grieving Room is a Monday evening series for those who are experiencing grief or loss. And diaries of those going through the loss of a person or pet, whether recent or long ago. Or yet to happen. And those that come to console because they too have gone through the fire. A safe space.