What a treat to be driving home from a meeting mid afternoon last Wednesday, the most beautiful day of the winter. Bright and sunny- blindingly so- and nearly 40 degrees, the world […]
Ripples 2-13-14
Recent large spills of toxic substances into rivers in West Virginia and North Carolina obviously illustrate the need to protect waterways. In both cases it appears that the danger posed […]
Ripples 2-06-14
When I was in college at UW-Manitowoc, I was introduced to the writing of Aldo Leopold. I was and still am fascinated by his eloquent essays on a system of […]
Ripples 1-16-14
Mid January really marks the halfway point in the biological winter season. We’re now into the very coldest time of year, but we’re nearly a month past the solstice and the daylength […]