Nothing to Do? The Adventures of Captain Pebble
June 4, 2020
For schoolchildren, summer break came two months early this year, thanks to COVID-19. And by now even the allure of... Read More →
The Amazing Month of May at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
June 1, 2020
The highlight of spring for me is the arrival of warblers. These small gems generally glean insects from leaves and... Read More →
Big Ponds Need Professional Design and Sound Construction
May 28, 2020
My three recent blogs about spillways have featured variations of little ponds in little watersheds, small enough and in locations... Read More →
Welcome Back!
May 25, 2020
Spring is the time for ‘first of the year’ observations. It’s always fun to see old friends returning to the... Read More →
Alternative Spillways – Rock and Concrete
May 21, 2020
A few weeks ago, my sketches about building spillways for small ponds in small watersheds focused on using our most... Read More →
Shepherd’s Purse: a Scrappy Survivor with a Deadly Secret
May 18, 2020
This unassuming little plant taught me two three! things today! Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a non-native from Europe that... Read More →
Rat Island: A Book Review
May 14, 2020
When you are trying to rescue species from the very edge of extinction, you have to play hardball. This is... Read More →
Nature’s Abundance
May 11, 2020
Scarcity and abundance define so much in our lives. Modern capitalism and modern society are based on scarcity—the idea that... Read More →
Designing Little Ponds Without Spillways
May 7, 2020
Some small ponds, retained by berms and with very small watersheds, can be designed to work adequately without a separate... Read More →
Spring Migration at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
May 4, 2020
Spring is in the air at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve. In early April, I started seeing yellow-bellied sapsuckers. This is... Read More →
