Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer (AKA Mother Nature’s Apprentice) is an epidemiologist, researcher, nurse practitioner, adjunct professor, and popular guest speaker. She is also a Master Gardener, Certified Home Horticulturalist, and conservationist who has won several awards for gardening, landscaping, and creating sustainable wildlife habitats. Pam has an earned Ph.D, an MSN, an MBA, and has just written her first book on wonder, joy, and well-being. It will be available in the spring of 2025. In her blog, Pam enjoys writing about topics related to gardening, health, nature and the environment, quirky science, and life.

Pam is married to Marty, a family doctor, who is kind, funny, infinitely patient, and also a nature lover. They are the natural and adopted parents of several human and non-human children who walk, fly, flutter, swim, crawl, and burrow. They live and garden on a small acreage in beautiful northern Kentucky.

In addition to this blog, Pam is on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. She will also soon have podcasts and videos on Iheart radio, Spotify, and YouTube. She can be reached by email at: pam@mothernaturesapprentice.com

All work here is copyrighted and can’t be reprinted without the written and express consent of Pam Stephens Lehenbauer.

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