Last week I went out on my first ever trail crew with Joshua’s Trust. Usually I’m on the more administrative side of things, but I wanted to get out on the field and see what our volunteers and stewardship staff do every week. There were only 3 of us out on the trail crew, myself, […]
The boundary crew recently found a fence line of antique barbed wire (circa 1880’s) along the north-west boundary of the Trust’s Mason’s Mill Site. These things are sometimes important as, lacking any other evidence, and given an 1880’s deed description that has been carried forward calling for a wire fence where the boundary would have
Bernard Church Woods was donated to Joshua’s Trust in 1993. This 37 acre parcel is a combination of upland woods, wetlands and agricultural land (hay and corn fields). The parcel was a part of a larger 90 acre piece which was purchased by Clifton Church in 1892 from Rev. Francis Williams. Bernard Church was born
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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.
Invisible Line Crossed at Potter Meadow Read Post »
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
Green Life Matters Too Read Post »
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
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