Category Archives: conservation

Life in the word.

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, conservation, home, resilience, spirit, the South | 2 Comments

Moving the house.

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

On the morning of November 9, 2016, I walked out of my front door into a world I wasn’t sure I’d recognize.  It was the warmest November ever, but with just enough nip to the air to remind us it … Continue reading →

Posted in community, conservation, culture, frac-sand mining, home, politics, resilience, technology | 2 Comments

Putting our hands on it.

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

Today in Internet horror: rare Argentine dolphin dies after being passed around by a selfie-taking crowd. Sticky and sandy and dry and eager, eager, seeking hands, all over that moist skin, sucking its moisture away in curiosity or excitement or … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, conservation, spirit, technology | Leave a comment

Wilderness, experience, and commodity.

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

The Internet’s aflame with outrage over the killing of a male lion in Zimbabwe – a park favorite named “Cecil” – by a dentist from Minnesota. The lion was baited outside of park boundaries by the hunter’s guides so he … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, conservation | 1 Comment

Yo, Thoreau.

Posted on June 23, 2014 by

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading →

Posted in attention, conservation, politics, self-reliance, technology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Dandelion wars.

Posted on May 21, 2014 by

It’s that time again: the latest round of the anti-weed, lawn-spraying wars.  In our town, this plays out not only in individual lawns but on the campus of our college, which routinely comes under fire from lots in the community … Continue reading →

Posted in community, conservation, corporations, culture, gardening, teaching | Leave a comment

In the country of frac-sand mining.

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

Yesterday, I took an all-day bus tour (sponsored by and including many Allamakee County Protectors) to see frac-sand mining up close in Trempeleau and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin.  In our group were filmmakers, writers, lawyers, water-quality specialists, Winneshiek County Protectors, journalists, … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, corporations, Driftless region, frac-sand mining, fracking, politics | 10 Comments