Denver Photos: The Confluence in January
On Sunday, it was in the fifties, warm enough to stroll without a coat. Or sit by the river, as [...]
Restoration Economy: A Business Opportunity
A 1995 survey of 51 U.S. universities revealed that 11 had graduate programs in restoration ecology (at that time, many [...]
A Tale of Two Trees
I love details. I photograph signs, shadows, all the little things. If I ever end up doing landscape photography, I'll [...]
Denver Photos: Lower Highlands Walkabout, Pt. 3
Despite spending so much time yesterday on the educational complex along 29th, I'm still not done. I returned to Zuni [...]
“CO2-Sucking Plants”
Sounds like a horror movie, but it's not. It's a strategy for removing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere ("Seeding [...]
Denver Photos: Lower Highlands Walkabout, Pt. 2
Yesterday I left you bewildered between Wyandot and Zuni on 29th Avenue, pondering the pineapple decorations at Joie de Vivre [...]
Denver Photos: Lower Highlands Walkabout, Pt. 1
I know of 2 places in the Denver area where 5 streets come together. One is Five Points northeast of [...]
How Agriculture Can Protect Habitat
Most farmers and ranchers have always understood that they need to be gentle with their lands to keep them producing. [...]
Constructing Wetlands to Purify Water
I was watching Birding Adventures the other night and learned about the Wakodahatchee Wetlands and Green Cay Wetlands in Palm [...]
Spring Will Come: Denver Photos
Sunday afternoon I took a walkabout in Lower Highlands and found this cheery garden plaque, I believe on 28th Avenue. [...]
The Restoration Economy, Preface
Industries that restore the built environment have far more in common with those restoring the natural environment than either group [...]
Denver Restaurants: Vita in Lower Highlands
After the mellow vibe of Shangri-La coffee just next door, Vita seemed almost frenetic. It's cool, the kind of restaurant [...]
Thursday: Things to Do in Denver
The National Western Stock Show comes to town this Saturday. On January 23, the champion steer will appear at the [...]
Denver Coffee: Shangri-La
One frigid day in December, I was dropped off by REI and left to find my way...somewhere. I crossed the [...]
Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks
The year 2009 was the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of PLAN-Boulder County. It was established to "combat urban sprawl [...]
Denver Photos: More Blossoms of Light
Since I bought a MacBook last December, I've been flailing around a bit in Aperture, reading the manual and watching [...]
Birds of Prey Founder Dies
On October 28, 2009, Sigrid Ueblacker died. She established the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomfield, Colorado, which rescues injured [...]
Denver Photos: Blossoms of Lighthearted
Every year I go to Blossoms of Light at the Denver Botanic Gardens. I prefer it to Wildlights at the [...]
Hope for Frogs
I've been reading about froggy problems for years now: how researchers find frogs and other amphibians with extra legs or [...]
The Once and Future Whale
Noted from the April 2009 issue of National Geographic, in the article "Ice Paradise": On a voyage to Svalbard in [...]
Murray-Darling Dries Up
National Geographic's April 2009 issue, which I inherited recently from my father-in-law, has an article so sad it makes me [...]
Kansas City Recycles
Kansas City—you know, the city where everything is up-to-date—has devised a creative solution to the problem that KC recyclers were [...]
Denver Restaurants: Mona’s
I wanted to like Mona's, truly I did. It serves Morning Fresh Farms eggs and Maverick Ranch beef, both local [...]
Denver Restaurants: Forest Room 5 in Lower Highlands
A last, short, Christmas Eve post this week: after my shopping travails, I needed nourishment. I thought of the House [...]
Denver Shops: Unity and Common Era
I was raised Catholic. Maybe you've heard the Jesuit saying attributed to Francis Xavier, “Give me a child until he [...]