Jack Buchinger: Early Connections
During the last week and a half we have faced many challenges – but we have faced them as a group. In this group dynamic we have found that when
Slowing down: making time to seek common ground. By Stephanie Fisher
I am a person most people typically consider busy and although it may be a true description of my involvements, for some reason the identifier has never sat right for
Emma Thompson: The Long Road
The past week has been nothing short of a whirlwind adventure, pun very much intended. We’ve spent countless hours over the last several days fighting uphill against blustering headwinds that
Isa Caliandro: Reading Between the Lines
Looking up the fence the differences on either side were subtle at first, yet the closer I looked the more obvious they became. On the right there were grasses, hillsides
Anna Martone: The Sounds of Silence
HHEEELLOOO HELLLOO hellloo hello………When you speak to the canyon, the canyon speaks back, echoing down through layers of Navajo sandstone. Now stop, stand still and listen. The silence will move
Rachel Bowanko: Common Ground
When I was young I lived over the hill from a bustling creek. On days when the sun was shining, I would run downstairs and put on big black rain
Shannon Quinn: Silent Warriors
My belief is there is no feeling of greater warmth and security in nature than sitting beneath a ponderosa pine. These wise old trees are indescribably beautiful, gentle, and majestic.
August Schield: What is Home?
At a recent class deep in the Big Snowy Mountains I was asked, “What does it mean to be home?” This is a hard question for me to grasp. I
Claire Anderson: Connection of Soils and Souls
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver— Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? The grasshopper I mean- The one who has
August Schield: The Hypocritical Oath
I am a hypocrite. I preach conservation of lands, understand the importance of biodiversity, believe in climate change, and spent my precious free time recreating in wilderness and national forest,