Category Archives: Uncategorized

Oak leaves must burn to release their ghosts and set the stage for renewal.

A fitting scene for this election day. Tomorrow will be welcome. Any steward presiding over bur oak that does not welcome fire onto the landscape, or at least relentlessly try to do so, is a steward in name only.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Day some Acres of Good Prairie were Saved.

Or, more accurately, the process of saving began. In a distant room, around old lab table, people came together with a common purpose, which was to save Benedict Prairie from fading from existence. Most had never heard of it before … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Rough Thoughts on Restoration and Diversity from the Arid Grass and Sage

Originally posted on Prairie Botanist:
Sage on my left and crested wheatgrass on my right on my way into the deep nowhere of high desert Oregon. We live in a society that replaces craftsmanship and beauty with functionality. We don’t…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment