All Lined Up
The sun took its time on the rise that day. The pilot was saying, "Thirty years I been doing this and I don't think I've ever seen that...
Disorder, be Dammed!
We are humane creatures in a highly modified environment with all the social, physical, and mental lags in adaptions that precipitate...
Handling Wildlifers
There are perks to being a field biologist, perks to paying attention. Like seeing a nesting pair of long-billed curlews! Of course, it...
Pocket Rocks: Lily
My family are rock pickers. Mom's a century farm kid, Stearns County, “the land of rocks & cows" where fields sprout rocks before they...
AwkWords to Live By
This post is an homage to an internet article you can check out right here. No stress, I didn’t read it either. What I remember is the...
Rockosophizing Art & Why We Do It
In the final hours of the year 2021 (Roman calendar), I submitted a proposal to the Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF) in Northern...
Prep-Up With a Printable Summer Bird Chart
In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas Bird Count (19 December 2021), I brought you some essential resources to get you out and...
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When we met by a campfire, nearly ten years ago, it didn’t take long for my friend Tori and I to discover that we share a love for...
White Wolf & Sweetgrass
Our final morning at the Grand Portage Hotel & Casino - the Great Rendezvous Place being only place to stay on the rez for our work - I...
The Squeak in the Seeds
If you want to sow grass, you need to grass seed. It is a laborious process which comes with a chorus of delicate squeaks. The fringe...
