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Presidents’ Day/Fondly Remembering Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon (??) Poor, poor pitiful me Richard Nixon looks good, you see I never thought, in all my days, that I could utter such a phrase To China he went and opened the door NEPA enacted, he carried the … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Poems, politics
Tagged environment, National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, poetry, politics, Presidents' Day, Richard Nixon, U.S. presidents, Watergate
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Talking to Animals/Amen
Here’s a quote from a beautiful WordPress post by Traveling Thane Furrows: If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, politics, wilderness, wolves
Tagged animal rights, animals, Dan George, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, Native Americans, NRDC, politics, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Creation Through Struggle – Always Plenty of Struggle
Some people have asked what led me to write Wild Wolf Encounters. Like all creation, it was the result of a struggle. In this case, it was a struggle with myself. About two years ago, in another crisis economic compromise, … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, books, music, Nature, Poems, politics, wolves
Tagged animal rights, animal welfare, books, creation, Endangered Species Act, law, music, poetry, politics, Songs for a Beloved Friend, struggle, wild wolf encounters, wolf hunting, wolf management, wolves, writing, yoga
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Telling the Truth/Wolves in the U.S.
Here’s a link to an interesting article in The American Prospect about wolves and wolf management in the Western U.S. Everything I know indicates it’s accurate, fair, and thorough . Wolves to the Slaughter, by Christopher Ketcham Carter Niemeyer’s book … Continue reading
Posted in national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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“Wish for the Result with Great Fervor…”
Yoga Action Wish for the result with great fervor, but remain completely patient and serene. Gertrud Hirschi, Mudras, Yoga in your Hands Yoga and action – we don’t often connect the two. But like the word yoga itself, many … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, politics, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone, yoga
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Hello, and Good-bye
Wolf Myth: Wolves will rip humans limb from limb, if given half a chance. Wolf True Story: This happened to me, so I know it’s true. This last trip to Yellowstone, we hiked to Shoshone Lake. We take this hike … Continue reading
Posted in national parks, Nature, Poems, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, poems, poetry, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Soar Like an Eagle – more from Grebe Lake in Yellowstone
and – of course – be still like a wolf Grebe Lake Happy am I called Grebe Lake reflecting passing clouds and the hills that surround me home to many creatures happy am I Happy am I the black wolf … Continue reading
Posted in national parks, Nature, Poems, politics, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged Alaska, animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, NRDC, poems, poetry, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Who Are We?
Who Are We? Americans, including me, think of themselves as decent people. Certainly we have made mistakes as a nation – big mistakes. But we learn from them, grow, and improve. Our social structure encourages this. But now I wonder. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves
Tagged Alaska, animal rights, animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, legal system, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Can We Talk?
Dear Friends, Here is a letter e-mailed to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mr. Ashe is considering plans to permit wolf hunting in Wyoming. I post this letter in the continuing hope that words have … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Poems, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, fish and game, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, poems, poetry, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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