The story of America’s “lost crops” A piece about crop evolution worldwide but mostly forgotten native North American ones and missed opportunities. There are some big tie ins to archaeology.
Rancher expertise and carnivores.
In places like Wyoming and Idaho, ranchers have learned practical fencing strategies to help to reduce ill-fated encounters between hungry wildlife, vulnerable livestock and valuable produce. Utah State University researchers are learning to take advantage of this hard-won knowledge, according to new research. New research taps rancher expertise on living with carnivores This info on the relationships …
Bird Flu
Walter King Stone, The Log of the Sun: A Chronicle of Nature’s Year by William Beebe, 1906
Walter King Stone, The Log of the Sun: A Chronicle of Nature’s Year by William Beebe, 1906 wiki/Walter_King_Stone I never heard of him but I really like his work. I picked up on him from the Beebe association. Steve is a big Beebe fan and listed his Pheasant Jungles book at number 32 in his …
The Parkinson’s file
I am just going to do it, because nobody else has, as far as I know. I wish Joan Didion had, but she never did. She had probably had more than enough tragedy for one life.it will be difficult,t. It will at times be hideous. At other times it will probably be boring. .There are …
A Dog
A new dog, with the unfortunate name of “Scarlett”. She is a pretty 5 year old longhaired Dachshund, our second favorite type after longdogs. She has some ideas which is good— I don’t trust a dog with no opinions, And the most startling and hideous voice I have ever heard- a sort of strangled screech. …
Back?
Kinda- sorta… But dont expect too much too soon. For one thing I virtually can;.t type looking into solutions for THAT. For another, though things seem fo be guardedly improving, it has been a grueling summer…
RIP’S
Entirely too many… Rick Sharpe was a California longwinger of much experience, style, and knowledge. Many of my friends called him a teacher., friend, or both. Doug Pineo was our master hoodmaker, and his hoods had incomparable style. Somehow they ALWAYS fit. I have one left and I will retire it; no sense in its …
Signs of the Anthropocene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSLkR2pHPA Love it!