Rivers As Relatives: A 4-Part Series ~ Read Now
One by one the animals lined up in my imagination to have their portraits made. It all started with a little idea to give my nephew an animal drawing for his 10th birthday. I found out that he had a very specific list of favorite animals—zebra,…
Last year I spent several months meditating under a particular tree in my neighborhood park. I was going through a difficult time, and the first thing I thought of was to go find a tree for support. When I saw this one, I knew it…
When you think about saving the bees, I’m guessing you picture the honey bee. Its iconic stripes have been plastered across news headlines and conservation campaigns for years. As a result, people have taken up its cause and rallied to its defense, and this collective…
The shock of the Ukraine war in 2022 hit me hard. I remember waking up one February morning to the grim realization that the world had fundamentally shifted while I slept. Vladimir Putin sent his troops across the border into another country’s sovereign territory and…
You know the feeling—that subtle but persistent tug when someone does something nice for you. A friend buys you lunch and suddenly you’re planning another lunch so you can pay next time. Someone invites you to a party and you can’t stop thinking about needing…
In January 1922, representatives from seven states gathered to divide up the Colorado River’s water. They had a choice: listen to the science that warned them, or move forward with the numbers that promised them everything they wanted. Their decision would determine the fate of…
I was sitting on the floor in the spirituality section at my local Borders bookstore when I saw it—the purple spine caught my eye. It was probably 20 years ago now, but I remember the moment well. I spent many hours in that exact spot,…
They teach us that ours is the first American democracy. They tell us we’re the land of the free. What they don’t say is that a highly sophisticated, fully functioning democratic government existed here for centuries before the first settler ever arrived. Our founding fathers…
Should the Earth have legal rights? Here’s a better question: does the Earth need them? As mother to us all…
This is the final part of the Rivers As Relatives series exploring our relationship with water, salmon, and nature’s rights.
Wild salmon once coursed through rivers across all of northern Europe. They surged up American rivers throughout New England and the Pacific Northwest…
This is Part 2 of the Rivers As Relatives series exploring our relationship with water, salmon, and nature’s rights.
Rachel Carson has forever changed the way I see the ocean, and I’m not sure how she did it. I was planning to give you some passages depicting the ocean as a mother: who unceasingly circulates her bodily currents across distant shores and open seas,…
In 2022, something extraordinary happened: salmon went to court. Not as evidence. Not as a resource to be managed. But as plaintiffs — beings with inherent rights…
This is Part 3 of the Rivers As Relatives series exploring our relationship with water, salmon, and nature’s rights.
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