Author: Lisa

Blogging about a Blog?

Written on October 2, 2012.

The latest news is that I now have a blog about nature on the NW Herald’s website: http://www.nwherald.com/2012/10/02/new-blogger-advocates-for-land-nature/bm7taug/ It is called “Speaking of Nature,” and the...

Reading the Land

Written on September 26, 2012.

As the crops are harvested in the fall, the land’s forms become more clear. Gentle swells and swales that were obscured by corn are suddenly prominent. If one takes the time to learn the language of the land forms, the land...

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TLC is Not…

Written on August 9, 2012.

When The Land Conservancy of McHenry County did a survey of members and other community stakeholders last year, one of the frustrating results was that even some people who know me personally still think TLC is something...

A warming planet affects the world’s most vulnerable most

Written on July 27, 2012.

Okay, someone has to say it, and it might as well be me. The average temperature on the planet is rising. It has been for some time. Sea levels are rising. Weather patterns are less predictable. Violent storm events are becoming...

A Drought of Words About Drought

Written on July 22, 2012.

Drought. It’s a serious problem this year, but I have been reluctant to write about it. Frankly, the images that come to my mind are not pretty. I think of famine and pictures of small children with distended bellies...

A couple (3) haikus for our oaks

Written on July 5, 2012.

Do you remember writing haiku poems in Grade School? They are short – a classic haiku is just 17 syllables, in a three line, 5-7-5 format. In Japan, where this form of poetry originated, there is almost always a reference...