The Sound of a Western Grebe Tapping…a story of rescue and gratitude
Note– I wrote this on October 16th –an unexpected drama amid a solo writing retreat at Cape…
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Home Yard Wander/Wonder
“The place to observe nature is where you are.”– John Burroughs, Signs and Seasons Peregrination is my…
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Ponderosa Speaks to Woodpecker
Peel off a chip of my puzzle bark. Go ahead. Peck and chisel. Find every crevice in my amber trunk. I have known you, Downy Woodpecker, a hundred times over. My age cannot be measured by the 500 rings alone. I am river song. Whitecap on lake. Trickling headwaters. Lightning strike on high ridge bursting into flame.
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activism | birds | conservation | forests | trees | Wilderness
Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area: Vigilance, Close Calls, & Heroes
Even a lover of ancient forests likes being on top of the world. Lingering on Mount June, I watch turkey vultures tipping wings at eye-level. The month of June is prime time for wildflowers, warblers, and verdant beauty in every shade of green. Oregon Wild’s Chandra LeGue and I bask in the Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area, the largest wild place within an hour of Eugene and Springfield at about 8,000 acres.
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Heart Beats of Ancient Bald Cypress
A North Carolina kayaking journey leads to an inner sanctum of bald cypress trees living for more…
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April Poetry Month- Earth Day Release
The following are poems I’ve written for April Poetry Month–all in stages of becoming. I’m opening with…
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Birds are Calling Us: Speak Up for Forests and their Native Plant Understory
This past Tuesday, I joined the weekly “Birding-by-Ear” walk in Sawyer Park by the Deschutes River in…
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Song Sparrow Sings the Pacific Ocean
I have a confession. There is no hardship in this brief tale of attending to the inventive…
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activism | birds | climate change | conservation | forests | wildfire
Every Wild Place Has a Story: an Oregon Wild series
This is the introduction essay for a series celebrating Oregon Wild’s 50th anniversary and the 60th anniversary…
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