This summer I've been teaching a class at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I had the rare privilege of being able to interview two writers, each deeply involved with ecology, conservation and natural resource management in different ways. I used Obi Kaufmann's wonderful first book, The California Field Atlas as a text for the … Continue reading Two interviews on remarkable work: California Field Atlas and The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America’s Wilderness Trail
Ecology
Coyote in the City
The coyote appeared half a block ahead of me. His brown pointy ears and quick stride gave him away. This was no lost neighbor’s dog racing across 36th Avenue bounding off down Franklin. This was one of our urban coyotes who takes cats and birds and left half a squirrel on my back patio last … Continue reading Coyote in the City
Nature + Art = Joy + Resilience
Earth is speaking to us and more and more people are awakening each day to her messages. The evidence of a whole new earth culture rising is visible in all the efforts towards sustainability and righting our relationship with nature. At the same time, dire messages out there about ecological collapse cause despair and a … Continue reading Nature + Art = Joy + Resilience
Soul Journey
What do you want? To sing, laugh, play, spread joy, comfort sorrow, bless babies, commune with cats and dogs, dance in the rain, kiss the earth, hug a mountain, splash in a river, travel far and wide on this blessed Mother Earth, soar into her canyons on the wings of a hawk, raven cawing follow … Continue reading Soul Journey
Unplugging from the Empire
In these stressful days filled with all manner of ecological and social turmoil, it is helpful to be reminded of a few ways that we can support ourselves. These words of wisdom come to us from the growing field of ecotherapy: From the article "If you are discouraged, try unplugging" by Linda Buzzell in Huffington … Continue reading Unplugging from the Empire