The Botanical Observer was created to take it back to the days of slowing down and reading interesting stories. We wanted a tool to tell the amazing stories we hear about memories folks have about our local parks. Storytelling is what keeps events in history alive, whether it was a larger scale historical event or one from a single person's life. The Botanical Observer is a digital magazine to bring back story telling, without the feeling of being sold something and lots of ads to sift through. We picture you sitting in your favorite chair, under a blanket, with a cup of coffee, taking time to read interesting tales of your neighbors, how your local park came to be, and learning something new.