Wetland Mitigation Banks: An Addendum
When I was searching (with little success) for information on habitat loss caused by vacation/second homes, I came across a [...]
Reducing Emissions Through Forest Preservation
The last couple of years, there's been talk about sequestering carbon in forests, but all that talk did not make [...]
Denver Attractions: Genghis Khan
I am forced to write a wordy post about the Genghis Khan exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and [...]
Fleece Blankets for Glaciers
In the most recent issue of Sierra magazine (January-February 2010), in the "Last Words" column at the very back, there's [...]
Denver Attractions: Konovalenko’s Gem Carvings
On Sunday, approximately half the members of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science decided to show up when we [...]
Wetland Mitigation Banks
I found an old Nature Conservancy magazine from summer 2008 lying around and starting poking through it. One article, "Just [...]
Denver Restaurants: Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Café
Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafe, located at 330 Holly in the same space as Basil Docs, is not [...]
Death to Foxes
I have this stack of magazines in my house that I've been meaning to get to for a year or [...]
Denver Attractions: Genghis Khan at the DMNS
On Sunday Todd and I visited the Genghis Khan exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in City [...]
Denver Photos: Commons Park Bridge
Looks like it will be a good weekend to be out and about. Unless, of course, you're at home watching [...]
Denver Shops: Sanctuary on Platte Street
It's a cold, gray day in Denver, and I'm feeling in need of comfort as I write this. Luckily, there [...]
Restoration Economy: The Light at the End
Toward the end of the Introduction to The Restoration Economy, Storm Cunningham muses about his travels: As mentioned in the [...]
Local Vendors: Rocky Mountain Barrel Company
In yesterday's post about Little Raven Vineyards, I mentioned Skyler Weekes was staffing the store last Sunday. In addition to [...]
Denver Liquor Stores: Little Raven and Corks
On Sunday I set out to visit 2 wine stores in the Central Platte Valley: Little Raven Vineyards, on the [...]
Beef Versus the Environment: Not Always
The Mortenson Ranch, in central South Dakota, used to be a barren place. The trees that dotted the land and [...]
Denver Restaurants: Paris on the Platte, Again
On my way to Sanctuary on Sunday, I stopped in at Paris on the Platte for lunch and decided to [...]
Will Allen and Growing Power
The only land in the city of Milwaukee zoned as farmland is the 2 acres on the northern outskirts on [...]
Denver Photos: The Road Home
Coming around the corner from Colt & Gray on Sunday, I was stopped by this sign. I was so busy [...]
The House of Representatives Conserves
In June 2007 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi started Green the Capitol. The goal was to make the Capitol carbon-neutral by [...]
Denver Candy: Wen Chocolates
NOTE: Wen Chocolates's retail location on Platte closed on February 14, 2010. Check out the website for more information. I [...]
Salvaging Plants: You Can Do It
I was inspired to write this post by the article "Last-Ditch Rescues" in the March-April 2009 issue of Audubon. It's [...]
Denver Photos: Cold Chairs
I've walked by Colt & Gray many times. I did so on Sunday, looked to my left, and saw a [...]
Geoengineering: Good or Bad?
The United Kingdom's Royal Academy spent a year studying technologies such as shooting reflecting particles into the atmosphere, growing artificial [...]
Denver Shops: Savory Spice Shop in South Platte
Savory Spice Shop in Denver's South Platte River Valley neighborhood is the kind of place where I could spend hours [...]
Water Conservation and Rivers
Here's an interesting quote from "Watered Down," an article by Ted Williams in the March-April 2009 issue of Audubon. Please [...]