A paper planner for the natural world
July 26, 2015 6:53 AM   Subscribe

I am looking for a paper daily or weekly planner that includes information about natural phenomena - astronomical events, solstices, animal migrations, moon phase, average time of sun/moon rise and set, traditional activities associated with the seasons, etc. I live in DC, so something semi-regionally specific would be ideal, but I realize that's unlikely.
posted by ryanshepard to Shopping (6 answers total) 12 users marked this as a favorite
 
Have you tried the Farmer's Almanac?
posted by easily confused at 7:27 AM on July 26, 2015


I think you're looking for something like the Farmers' Almanac? But, frustratingly, it's not clear whether it incorporates a day planner.
posted by tel3path at 7:27 AM on July 26, 2015




The yearly Witches' Datebook is obviously geared toward Wicca/witchcraft, but it has planetary movements, solstices, moon phases, and natural world information (largely when to plant and what's in season.) Ignore the spells and prayers if that's not your thing. The recipes are usually decent.
posted by blnkfrnk at 7:44 AM on July 26, 2015


Best answer: One item that comes really close to having most of what you want is the Ecological Calendar. Here is a review of the 2006 version from the Kevin Kelly's always reliable Cool Tools website. It is a really well-put-together and information-dense publication. For once their claim "It will change the way you think about time" is not just mere advertising fluff.

Speaking as a former maritime navigator, your sunrise and sunset times are going to vary based on your location/latitude, so you may need to check a website and add those in manually. For an esoteric thrill and gateway into the mostly-supersceded art of celestial navigation, you can learn to compute sunrise and sunset on your own.
posted by seasparrow at 8:56 AM on July 26, 2015 [8 favorites]


Missouri Department of Conservation creates a monthly calendar which highlights exactly these type of natural phenomena for each day of the year. (It's sold near New Year, not available now.) Some of the phenomena would be pertinent to you in DC.

Alternately, maybe a DoC or Department of Natural Resources by you has a similar calendar. Looks like Maryland DNR has a calendar, but it's unclear if that calendar has daily notes about natural phenomena, or just photographs.
posted by scrambles at 2:47 PM on July 26, 2015


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