I watched the children carry their jars with native Brook Trout fingerlings to the edge of Poague Run. They carefully stepped close to the water and tipped the jars over releasing the fish into the stream. This simple act is a conservationist’s “Mount Everest”. Together, we climbed the mountain. Together...
Why do farmers fence their livestock from ponds, streams, and wetlands? Of the hundreds of farmers I have talked to that have done it these are the top four reasons:
Deborah Huso, Free Lance Writer for the Progressive Farmer Magazine called me back in July. “I’d like to do a story on stream fencing, the Farm Bill and conservation. Do you have any farmers in mind that I could interview”, she said. This was music to my ears.
From my journal: January 11, 2010 There must be a thousand frozen cow patties on the ground. It has been unusually cold and because of the snow we’ve been feeding a lot of hay to the cows. Since they spend a lot of time where the hay is, it...
Jeanne and I just returned from a trip to Southern Africa. We traveled to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. After trips like this, I try to reflect on what I learned. Two things immediately come forward: the cultural explosions of the indigenous tribes as the cloak of Apartheid dissolves and...
One of eastern North America’s greatest native trees is the American Sycamore, Platanus occidentals. Perhaps the most endearing feature of this legendary tree is its bark, especially in winter when the white bark, mottled with green and brown is fully exposed.
There are many definitions of riparian buffer. In this post and the video linked here, we offer the elements of a well-functioning buffer and show what they look like. Riparian buffers are one of the most effective Best Management Practices to abate non-point source water pollution. The word “riparian” comes...
Let me apologize right up front to all my ethical hunter friends. Thank you for hunting. It is a true American tradition and it’s needed to manage wildlife populations. Hunters also feed the hungry. But today I gnash my teeth and rub myself with ashes because of the scum...
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