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Ecology

Quote: We are a part of and parcel of our surroundings
31 Aug 2015

Quote: We are a part of and parcel of our surroundings

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, Quote | 0

I am I plus my surroundings and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself. ~Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Quote: Land is a community
24 Aug 2015

Quote: Land is a community

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, Quote | 0

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

Aldo Leopold
Quote: an ecologically sound society
17 Aug 2015

Quote: an ecologically sound society

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, Quote | 0

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

paul Hawken
Quote: The folly of not valuing soil, Galileo Galilei
12 Aug 2015

Quote: The folly of not valuing soil, Galileo Galilei

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, Herland, Quote | 0

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

Galileo Galilei, nature, soil, value
Video: Saving One Million Acres for Two Thousand Years: Billy Campbell talks conservation burial
7 Aug 2015

Video: Saving One Million Acres for Two Thousand Years: Billy Campbell talks conservation burial

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, video | 0

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

Dr. Billy Campbell
Starting the Fall Thinning Season
15 Oct 2012

Starting the Fall Thinning Season

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, News and Updates, stewardship | 0

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

stewardship forest, windward
Herland Forest Bird List
24 Oct 2011

Herland Forest Bird List

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, News and Updates, stewardship | 1

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

bird watching, klickitat county, migratory birds, oregon white oak
Creating a Haven for fungi
6 Oct 2011

Creating a Haven for fungi

by Walt Patrick | posted in: Ecology, News and Updates, stewardship | 0

  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

bioneers, fungi, fungi perfecti, mushrooms, mycology, Paul Stamets, provender alliance

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