I know I’ve been a negligent blogger for the past couple months, and for that I apologize to those who support and enjoy my efforts here. Work has kept me busy writing and thinking about woods and waters. I’ve also had the inklings of inspiration to save up some of my writing energies for a [...]
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2008
I have some news that I am very happy to finally share: I am joining the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness as their communications/engagement director. As anyone who reads this blog can imagine, I am very excited about this.
In that over the course of my brief life so far I have spent a bit [...]
Vote YES For The Outdoors
February 26, 2008
As you might have heard, after nine years of debate, the Minnesota Legislature finally passed a bill on Valentine’s Day to put a question on the ballot this November asking voters to permanently fund conservation and the arts. I have addressed the issue before, in two posts last year regarding whether or not funding for [...]
Quotes for consideration
February 20, 2008
“One big obstacle to a more deliberate and meditative way of life is that we are so easily bored. Boredom is the soul disease of the age. The more convenient life is, the more boring it grows. It is infinitely more interesting to raise a tomato than to buy one at the grocery, to concoct [...]
Holy Holy Holy
October 15, 2007
I don’t understand. And I don’t think I’m meant to. The trees. The rocks. The skies. The lakes and the rivers. Yes, particularly the water.
What don’t I understand? The why of it, I suppose. I’ve been thinking about god lately. A new stage of reflection about the whole matter of a greater force. Embarkation, at [...]
A Photogenic State
May 31, 2007
If you have a spare picture or two of Minnesota’s beautiful natural environs, consider submitting it to the Minnesota Environmental Fund’s 10,000 Reasons Why photo contest:
Images may show natural landscapes, farmland and working lands, wildlife, plant life, weather, people interacting with nature, or an image that reflects your environmental values…
Images must be accompanied by a [...]