Dying for democracy

Memorial Day skies

The speaker at a Memorial Day event made the occasion shockingly partisan and political. I responded with a letter-to-the-editor of the local newspaper. Continue reading »

Legacy Amendment money at work in St. Croix watershed

The St. Croix: clean water, great recreation, and valuable habitat.

Amendment funds are being recommended for projects which would purchase conservation easements along the lower St. Croix, restore habitat in a trout stream tributary, and improve skiing at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Continue reading »

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-Drawing by Wade
I'm a writer and Web communications practitioner with a bias toward conservation issues--particularly regarding public lands and waters.

I grew up in Stillwater, MN and have primarily lived in St. Paul and the surrounding area for the past 10 years. The outdoors are a big part of my life, as are music, film, art, and my lovely wife and dog. More...

Esker

Esker - Volume 2 - Nowhere Else But HereI have published two volumes of a chapbook titled "Esker." The most recent volume, "Nowhere Else But Here," was released in January 2010. It features writings from every day of June 2009 in an old Japanese form called haibun.

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