Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

Managing forests to maximize benefits and renewability

Everything we consume comes from the earth. Some consumables are easily stored while others perish or dissipate quickly.…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

What am I supposed to do?

In my last Conservation Corner, I told you that this month I’d come up with some positive actions…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

You snooze, you lose

Every month I struggle with finding a topic for my column, yet I always come up with something,…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

God created the Earth

Once again I will bring up my mother, and the things that she taught me as a child.…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

Let’s put on our rabbit eyes

I’ll begin this column by telling you about one of the lessons I learned from the 22 summers…

Opinion

Property rights stop (and start) at the property line

We live in a time when nearly all of us feel over-regulated by some ‘higher’ authority when it…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

Making connections for the common good

Many years ago, when our son John was about 10 years old (he’s 43 now!), I went to…

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

A sense of wonder

Many years ago I read Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, and then re-read a copy of the book…

Opinion

We get what we give

At some time in our lives we have all experienced an “aha” moment, when a reality or truth…

Opinion

You are here for a reason

I just finished reading a book named Hegemony or Survival, written nearly 20 years ago by Noam Chomsky.…