Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
A feeling of home
A couple of weeks ago I was walking to the mailbox on our driveway. It brought back memories…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
Infrastructure is not just interstate highways
Years ago at a Friends of Agriculture breakfast, Lee Mink was the speaker and the topic he spoke…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
The goose story
This fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along in-V formation, you might consider…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
Do we know how to really listen?
As human beings, we think we are listening when others talk. We are listening to words, we are…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
A lesson from Iona
As I write this, I am sitting on an airplane on the way home from a week in…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
Not all land trusts are the same
Those of us who live in Polk County are blessed when it comes to land preservation. Not only…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
Why do we do what we do?
“Why?” may be the longest lasting question we’ll ever ask during our short time on earth. I hope…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
The gifts we give
It is interesting that we often learn more from our children than we thought possible, considering the fact…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
Chickens lay; people lie
My mother was an English major in college, so this was her immediate response when one of us…
Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett
What does soil type tell us?
Some of our regular readers may have noticed that I didn’t write a Conversation Corner last month. Of…
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