climate change | Democracy | kingfisher | Nature | writing
Amplify Our Voices
To my wonderful followers of my blog–and to new folks– I now post brief Substack writings on…
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Seven “Saving the Wilds” Stories for Oregon Wild
What better way to end 2024 than with compiled stories of often unheralded women and men saving…
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activism | forests | Nature | Rivers | Wilderness
Imnaha River- Wolves, Wilderness & Threatened Wildlands
“Our responsibility as life tenants is to make certain that there are wilderness values to honor after…
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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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