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Tag Archives: conservation
Reaching Out
1. In spring the surface of an orchard pond is broken into circles as the trout begin to feed. It’s like a fantasy gifted by the kingbird in its flight– away to the pear tree’s pearly blossoms. In summer the … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, ecology, natural energy, nature, New Year, poetry, reaching out, red fox, seasons, spirits of place, Walt Franklin, white ash, writing
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Passing the Founders’ Rod
Some thoughts on what it means to pass along the Founders’ Rod (the fly rod on loan to me for one year by the Slate Run Sportsmen): At the spring meeting of the Slate Run Sportsmen at Slate Run, PA, … Continue reading
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Tagged coexistence, conservation, fly rod, Founders' Rod, headwaters, heritage, lovely reed, pass on, peace, Slate Run Sportsmen, split-cane bamboo, wildness, William Blake
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A Century Gone
The passenger pigeon was once the most abundant wild bird in North America and, perhaps, in all the world. It’s been said that more than a quarter of all the birds in North America in the 1800s were Ectopistes migratorius, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldo Leopold, birds, community, conservation, extinction, freedom, habitat destruction, history, local history, mobility, nature, old ways, overhunting, passenger pigeon, pollution, sense of place
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