The Decade of Ecological Restoration! Begins today. 30-some years ago when I began my practice of ecological restoration it was inconceivable that a decade of world-wide emphasis on restoration might be declared. We have come a long ways indeed in…
From the website: Stay tuned for more information, and a proposed date for the workshop. The Rivercane Restoration Alliance will coordinate a workshop based on availability and time constraints of participants. Facilitators will guide discussion to identify resources, identify knowledge/data…
A post from the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center: Happy Birthday to the Spiro Mounds! 43 years ago today, the grounds and facility of the Spiro Mounds Archaeological State Park were dedicated and officially opened to the public. At the time…
Touch the earth. I was thirteen on the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, headed towards fourteen in a few months. That first earth day was something I was aware of and we did some kind of event though I…
“The quality of its canebrakes soon became the standard by which early settlers estimated the value of land. If the canes grew no higher than five feet, or the height of a man’s head, the soil was deemed ordinary; but…
Venus is the morning star… (August 6, 2020) And a new dawn approaches… Good morning to all of you.
Happy New Year! We are well into January now, I hope the new year is treating you well. Last year, 2019, was the bicentennial of Nuttall’s visit to Oklahoma and Arkansas. For several years leading up to 2019 we gave…
From David Holcomb: In the video below listen for the calling of the Northern Bobwhite (it calls twice). This view is on our farm (Mansfield, AR). Second growing season of our restoration efforts with Ark Game and Fish. Click here…
Nuttall’s sketch across the prairies of the Poteau Valley looking east to Cavaniol (his spelling) was chosen for the cover of the University of Oklahoma press edition of his journal. Some friends from the local area have sometimes laughed and…
On May 16, 1819, Thomas Nuttall “left Fort Smith with Major Bradford and a company of soldiers, in order to proceed across the wilderness, to the confluence of the Kiamesha and Red river.” The party reached the Red River valley…
