Not so long ago the people – our ancestors – lived in close relationship with the land. They knew the names of the plants, trees, stones, mountains, valleys and streams. They knew the names of the wind and the rain,…
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When I took the California Naturalist Training program a few years ago, I focused my capstone project on the problem of non-native invasive plants in the Lagunitas watershed. I had been volunteering for the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network working to restore…
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Not so long ago our people knew how to weave cloth, bake bread, build shelter, forge tools, and grow food. Goods were crafted with care and skill, treasured and re-used. Services were honored and respected. People took pride in their…
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Somewhere near the top of Mount Tamalpais, in a shady grove of tanoak trees, masked people gather in a circle. Fox. Woodpecker. Moth. Silk flags dance high above their heads, their bright colors flashing against the dark canopy. In the…
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One of the failures of our education system, is that it continues to prepare our children for “business as usual” in a world of endless economic growth. Deep down we all know that the reality is different. Even our children…
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