I know I’ve written about how much I love our native winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) before, but I can’t resist mentioning it again. The female…

Last week Sean and I moved the goats to their winter pasture where we have frost-free water and set up a heated water trough. Seamus…

At first glance this gripe has little to do with stewarding land, but using salt excessively on our local roads instead of correcting drainage problems…

I didn’t grow up in a rural area where burning leaves was allowed, so I don’t have any childhood nostalgia for the autumn smell of…

Our work is not finished when we plant new trees. Each year we check on our young charges, making sure they are free from vines…

The initial way I had routed the downspout straight into the rain barrel resulted in too much water entering, and blowing the lid off the…

As the storm cleanup progresses I can’t help noticing that some of the preserve neighbors have been putting the brush that fell in their yards,…

Momma told me there’d be days like this… I took a forced break from storm damage cleanup due to circumstances: the goats have started getting…

He’s 50% older now than when he started (he’s now only 3) but Owen has finally completed the Natural Lands Trust Trail Guide Challenge: visiting…