Spirit of the West
I am a kid again Last year I came upon some dried seed pods. They were clearly a kind…
A Happy day made happier
I was out hunting yesterday. I have very few locations to gather prairie smoke, so it was with a…
Bringing back the rare beauties
Ecological restoration work on our remaining grassland habitat is hard. From contending with aggressive invasive species, to the loss…
A Christmas Reflection from the Feral Theologian
It may seem obvious that the message of Christmas has relatively little to do with native prairie plants. On…
This Can’t Be Real: Finding A Wood Lily
I had begun to gain a bit of a reputation among the locals. At the time I was working…
Spring’s Arrival on the Prairie
It’s early May and spring is finally making an appearance! Many things that typically occur in April are only…
Surprise: Awakening to Native Prairie
This piece first appeared in Minnesota Prairie Landowner Network summer 2023 newsletter. It was a gray afternoon in April…