Protecting Land and Preserving Heritage. Forever.
Somewhere in a dying tree, a Pileated Woodpecker laughs like a monkey. Thick air hangs in thick forest, and it is easy for me to imagine this jungle climate lasting forever. That’s a mirage, though. In the dark of night, an invisible line has been crossed.
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My 8-year-old son George and I recently finished walking 38 Joshua’s Trust properties- all of those that have a linked trail map on JT’s website, plus Mason’s Mill. We started the project when Coronavirus shut down his school and my office and cancelled everything we had planned. We needed an adventure that would take us […]
Insensitive? Politically incorrect? Counter-productive? Although we all acknowledge continued institutional and environmental racism, it’s maybe not the right time for a “Green Lives Matter” t-shirt. It’s not my meme anyway – I only wish I’d thought of it first. “Green Lives Matter” was co-opted a while ago by the Army, then again by farmers. And […]
This week will be the hottest yet of 2020. The heat can trap pollutants and create smog. This is especially dangerous for the elderly, and people with breathing difficulties. Coupled with the rising rates of Covid-19 infections, high temperatures are more dangerous than ever before. However, even as our climate changes, conserving forests has the […]
Now that we’re into full summer, a reminder about protecting ourselves when we are outdoors is probably in order. This is excerpted from a lesson I share with my students every year. Sunscreen is important to use, regardless of your age OR skin tone for two reasons – SKIN CANCER and dry, wrinkly, leathery skin. Excessive […]
When you think about your town 10, 20, 30 years from now, what do you hope it looks like?
Today’s look back into the archive is a reminder that there are more ways to give to Joshua’s Trust than simply writing a check. Of course volunteering is another valuable gift. But beyond those most common methods of supporting Joshua’s Trust, there are land donations (both for conservation or for profit), gifts of stock, bequests […]
Meadows are disappearing as a habitat here in Connecticut. Wildlife that depend on meadows are struggling to survive. We have witnessed the disappearance of Ruffed Grouse here in the last 25 years. At Joshua’s Trust’s Josias Byles Sanctuary in Ashford there are two meadows. One meadow is 8-10 acres in size; the other is smaller, […]
This little lady appeared on my screen door one morning, then molted while I was busy with something. If you put aside your bug creepiness, you can see that she’s an elegant insect. She’s a mayfly, an aquatic creature who lives and grows on the bottom of a stream bed for a year. At a […]
