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Said and Done
There are so many stories and thoughts I'd like to share. I consider them noteworthy, or, blogworthy if you will.
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Nature & Conservancy in a Read-Aloud, Child-Friendly Package
When book reviewer and blogger Sarah Curtis Graziano recently selected Thornton Burgess' children's classic Old Mother West Wind to...
Mar 20, 2017
"...a Pied Piper of a book..."
When book reviewer and blogger Sarah Curtis Graziano recently selected Thornton Burgess' children's classic Old Mother West Wind to...
Feb 22, 2017
An Historic Gathering
In late July, 2012, I was a few days away from mailing the publisher my finished manuscript for Nature's Ambassador: The Legacy of...
Oct 6, 2016
THE 1931 MATAMEK CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL CYCLES
BURGESS This is the third post (see "Migratory Bird Treaty," "Klamath River Reclamation") that highlights children’s author Thornton...
Sep 16, 2016
A KLAMATH RIVER RESTORATION CAMPAIGN ...IN 1926
For those who lauded the recent historic signing of agreements that would by 2020 bring down four hydroelectric dams blocking salmon and...
May 18, 2016
THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY AND THORNTON W. BURGESS
The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty has been a powerful piece of American conservation legislation for 100 years, but few know about the...
Apr 8, 2016
A MAN WHO LOVED DEEPLY
With Valentine's Day approaching, I'm reminded of the privilege I had as a writer to witness a special love story, and would like to...
Feb 12, 2016
"TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR TO GROW OLD..."
Thornton Burgess, the subject of my 2013 biography Nature’s Ambassador, loved celebrating his January 14 birthday. A modest, low-key man...
Jan 17, 2016
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is an occasion to remember those who gave their lives in military service. Maybe it can also be a time to reflect on lives...
May 25, 2015
The Canadian Connection
In order to write with accuracy and authority, most writers are on a perpetual quest for information. Several months ago I received an...
Mar 30, 2015
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