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Community | 17.06.18

A Garden that Grows Children

A Garden that Grows Children

Alongside the vegetables that grow in the generous garden at Hachita school in Zikhron Ya’akov, children also grow, getting dirty and sweaty and developing curiosity. This is meaningful learning at its best

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Sustainbility | 15.05.18

Butterflies Taught Me to Fly

Butterflies Taught Me to Fly

Many of us would give anything to return to our childhood. However

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Research | 02.05.18

It turns out that what is good for the kid is great for us

It turns out that what is good for the kid is great for us

Are you interested in healthy, good quality milk? This article is for you. It turns out that the goats grazing in the Nature Park at Ramat Hanadiv produce better quality milk for humans and also contribute to the ecosystem

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Research | 22.02.18

What does the tweeting mean?

What does the tweeting mean?

It turns out that some people not only enjoy listening to birds singing, but actually understand their language. Asaf Ben-David from the research staff at Ramat Hanadiv with collaboration of prof’ Ido Itzhaki and Tamar Dayan learned t...

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Research | 20.02.18

What do stone martens have to do with forensic investigators?!

What do stone martens have to do with forensic investigators?!

Animal researchers sometimes find themselves in an investigative role, but this investigation needed more than scientists, it needed the unit for forensic crime in the Israel Police

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All articles | 12.02.18

The Day I stopped vacuuming spider webs

The Day I stopped vacuuming spider webs

I love nature and I like animals, but spiders, to be polite, were never my cup of tea. So if you are like me or even just kind of like me, there’s a high likelihood that this article will reveal to you a magical world. Spider wisdom right u...

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Community | 30.01.18

People loved by trees

People loved by trees

Shlomit is one of 14 volunteers, aged 60-85, who chose to participate in the tree monitoring project at Ramat Hanadiv Park. For five years, this young group sets out each week for a morning of fieldwork deep in the park

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Education | 06.11.17

No more witches and scary wolves: Rethinking the forest

No more witches and scary wolves: Rethinking the forest

In our childhood we were taught that the forest is no place for children. In fairy tales the forest is presented as threatening and full of danger. Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and others need to protect themselves ...

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Community | 01.11.17

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

It is concealed even from the eyes of the regular visitors to Ramat Hanadiv. In the south-western part of the gardens, a magical hidden corner manages to move even the most cynical among us. A unique, special garden. It is not at the end of...

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All articles | 24.09.17

Their First Home

Their First Home

An Opportunity to Meet the Folks Behind the Scenes at the Nature Park. They know every stone in the nature park, they are the first to spot the flowers before spring officially sets in, and if you’re lost deep in the park they will get you...

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Nature | 15.08.17

The Perceptive Goatherdess

The Perceptive Goatherdess

Mor Kupperberg is young, charismatic and energetic, and she is the goatherdess and caretaker of the goat herd at Ramat Hanadiv. Between providing care in the goat pen to taking the goats out to forage, we caught up with Mor Kupperberg, and ...

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Sustainbility | 03.04.17

When the butterflies are happy, we’re all happy

When the butterflies are happy, we’re all happy

They’re small, magical,  colorful and they teach us about the state of the ecosystem, so how can we not adore them? Get ready for the peak of the butterfly season!

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