Almanac

This week, facts about… George Perkins Marsh, dubbed the “father of the environmental movement” with the publication of Man and Nature 135 years ago.

This week, facts about… the platypus, a creature both whimsical and fickle enough to be the mascot of early spring.

This week, facts about… Teddy Roosevelt, who loved the land but not the people who lived in it.

This week, facts about… the winter solstice which is determined by heavenly measurements including the planet’s orbit around the sun.

This week, facts about… New York’s Central Park, the nation’s first landscaped public park, was created 145 years ago.