Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

Let’s keep it going in the right direction

Two weeks ago Allen and I went to a musical event at the Purple Onion. It had been…

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Who owns America?

This is the last Corner that I will write based upon the ideas of agricultural professor John Ikerd’s…

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Who owns America – What’s it worth?

Last month’s Corner was about sustainable land use, based upon economic principles. I must admit that economic theory…

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Who owns America?

19 years ago, I went to a lecture in Asheville, along with folks from the Polk County Soil…

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The legacy that we leave, or don’t leave

By Betsy Burdett Conservation Corner Sometimes I have a hard time deciding what to write for a conservation…

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What we need is right here

It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon and I’m having a lovely time reading a new book of short stories.…

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Conservation Corner: At What Cost….?  

Let me begin this Conservation Corner with a quote from a book written by an artist named Verne Dawson, who just…

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Conservation Corner: ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’

Heros are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my…

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Conservation Corner: We are one with the earth, nature

I’ve had a lot of time to be quiet and think last month, starting with a week of…

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Conservation Corner: Connecting with our history through nature

I am hoping to tweak your curiosity with this Corner. It has to do with rock walls, and…