The pre-dawn is clear, cool and calm when I step outside. In the fading darkness, a barred owl calls from the nearby woods. In the growing light of a new day, I hear songs of a robin and a phoebe, ...

The drumming starts slowly and increases in speed ... Healthy young forests provide multiple benefits to ruffed grouse. Forests less than 20 years old offer abundant food in all seasons ...

birds singing and a ruffed grouse drumming. The effect was so soothing, that one attendee fell asleep during the class. The ocean drum played by holistic wellness practitioner Adrienne Lakes ...