(All quotes in bold below from Aldo Leopold in A Sand County Almanac) “A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke...

Our family hunting camp has been one of the pillars of my life. Some of my earliest memories are from there, as well as some of the...

Got an email from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership the other day, and clicked on a link about women in conservation....

"Words matter." I say that a lot to my colleagues at work. In the world of physical therapy, the word 'fix' comes up a lot. It just...

I took a walk up the mountain to cleanse myself. It seemed right. The exhaust and the noise - the sins of the day - were what I needed...

With some more time (between fishing trips), I've been doing some writing in other places. You can catch a few pieces on the BWB website...

I just finished a couple of books, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, and The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr. Both good...

“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the...

I took a walk yesterday, on snowshoes, across the road from my house. Ground I've covered before, but on a day when the truck wasn't...

Change is hard, especially when you like the status quo. And our culture is changing. The rural way of life feels like it is under...

Transitioning from a non-hunter to a hunter is a complicated process, especially as an adult. At some point, being in the woods with the...

Dad and I arrived in Jackman on Sunday of the 4th week ahead of a snowstorm. We got our grocery shopping done and settled in early. We...

I adore the pursuit. To take a track in the snow, determine who made it, then follow where he goes until some end is reached...nightfall,...

'Ethic' is a powerful word. It feels like something that is carved in stone when someone states it as part of their belief system, or as...

My grandfather, when talking about someone, would sometimes compliment them by saying, "He's a guy you could float the river with." Oddly...

I was walking the dog the other day, thinking about my involvement in some non-profit groups, as well as some issues at work. Nothing...

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer A former co-worker stopped by the office during the holiday week when he was back in town and,...

Wilderness. Solitude. Wild. Remote. What do these words mean? Sure, there are dictionary definitions- nouns about place and adjectives...

Can you hear it? "Hear what?" you might ask. The clock ticking, of course! Ticking its way down toward deer season! While summer isn't...

I've written here about loss before. I think part of me needs to write when I lose someone, almost as therapy. My angle on this loss is...