Quote: We are a part of and parcel of our surroundings
I am I plus my surroundings and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself. ~Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Quote: Land is a community
We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~Aldo Leopold
Quote: an ecologically sound society
If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down.” ~Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce
Quote: The folly of not valuing soil, Galileo Galilei
I recently came across this quote from Galileo, all those years ago, that I thought was very poignant. The care of our soils is of paramount importance, for it is from the soil that our life and livelihoods on the … Continued
Video: Saving One Million Acres for Two Thousand Years: Billy Campbell talks conservation burial
Here is a video from Doctor Billy Campbell, a pioneer of conservation burial within the United States. Wherein he discusses 1.) The demographics and economics of death in contemporary America 2.) The nuts and bolts of conservation burial 3.) The … Continued
Starting the Fall Thinning Season
Fall through Winter is a busy time for forestry work in the Eastern Cascades. Thinning and limbing trees in the fall and winter, when the trees are dormant, helps to mitigate the spread of pest and diseases and facilitate the … Continued
Herland Forest Bird List
2011 was was a good year for bird watching on-site. Over 60 species were seen in Herland and in the surrounding 100 acre woodland of the Windward Community. However, the relatively cold damp spring on the plateau seemed to deter … Continued
Creating a Haven for fungi
Last night I had the opportunity to see fungi expert and all around visionary Paul Stamets give a presentation at the Provender Alliance conference in Hood River, Oregon. In many ways it is through the work of Paul that … Continued