activism | climate change | conservation | Nature | Wilderness | wildfire
Save the Heart of Wild America
“A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness” – William O. Douglas, Supreme…
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birds | climate change | conservation | forests | Nature | oregon | photography | Wilderness | wildfire
Opal Creek Ancient Forest: Abundance After Wildfire
The word “abundance” is on the tip of our sweetened tongues. Melt-in-your-mouth blackberries burst from the native…
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activism | birds | camping | conservation | Nature | photography | Rivers | trees | writing
Selway River Speaks
Here, there is no cell service. Here, the news is heralded by the wheep wheep wheep of…
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conservation | forests | Nature | Rivers | Wilderness
North Fork Umatilla Wilderness- Every Wild Place Has a Story
When facing dark times, it can help to look to the past and take heart from the…
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art | conservation | moths | Nature | wildlife
Spotted Bat Moon Dance
“Without the call there is no echo.” Ed Yong, Immense World Whirling in moonlight and stars, spotted…
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activism | conservation | Indigenous | kingfisher | Nature | Wilderness
Kinship With Kingfishers
“I believe our kinship with all life is at stake. Unless enough of us spend time in…
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camping | climate change | conservation | forests | Nature | oregon | trees | Wilderness
Saving the Big Trees of Badger Creek as Wilderness — A Lucky Break
Puckery sweet huckleberries lined the upper Badger Creek trail within easy reach. Ancient western red cedars flared branches like bird wings. Noble firs, Douglas-firs, and silver firs rose columnar and elegant among Engelmann spruce, western white pine, and mountain and western hemlocks. A Pacific wren dueted with a silvery stream. Badger Creek Wilderness, at 29,000 acres, protects many centuries-old trees and ecosystems of breathtaking diversity.
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A Storied Wind Reveals the Way of Beauty
On July 17th, I had the pleasure of giving a reading at the historic Wallowa Lake Lodge,…
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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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activism | conservation | flowers | forests | Nature
Lookout Mountain, Roadless Beacon of the Ochocos
This is the third piece in the series “Every Wild Place Has a Story” for Oregon Wild’s…
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