Monthly Archives: September 2019

(Click here if you would like to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Last week I had three encounters with wild canids down on the Roaring Run Trail! The first was Monday morning: I was out for an … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog) A landfill is an ancient and terribly simple technology. Wherever people exist, they generate a variety of wastes that they then pile up on the edge of their living … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) The first Europeans to see eastern North America were overwhelmed by the extreme “tree-ness” of the place. Gigantic white pines and hemlocks, immense oaks and chestnuts, and a staggering … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) The deer have kept their fawns well out of sight for most of the summer. Up until two weeks ago we had only gotten glimpses of them down at … Continue reading →