The River is Everywhere at the Same Time
“The river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the...
Like Widening Circles in the Water
The wetlands on Larry and Noel Hayward’s property have an austere beauty on the eve of Winter Solstice, but it won’t be long before they hum with life when spring awakens.Marking this shortest day of the year can be sobering, but one is quickly cheered by...
Slowing Down the Water
Stream Restoration, Part 2: Contouring Photos by Mitch Lettow The Existing Stream Long ago, Hidden Pond Preserve’s Tyden Creek had been ‘ditched’ (made straighter and more narrow) for agricultural purposes. Over time, the stream had dug itself a deeper bed....
One Fish, Two Fish . . .
Stream Restoration, Part 1: Collecting Baseline Info on Current Fish Populations Photos and story by Mitch Lettow How did people clean out dairy barns back in the 19th century? One way was to divert a stream so that it could periodically flow through the barn and wash...
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