by Lora | Mar 21, 2020 | Community, Sustainability
In no way do I want to diminish the importance of confronting and halting the coronavirus. However, there is something scarier than the coronavirus. There is something scarier than coronavirus and all other infectious diseases, AIDS, malaria, and the common flu that...
by Lora | Feb 21, 2020 | Nature, Sustainability, Travel
If we rely on the oceans for food, how do we care for ocean dependent creatures? The Waved Albatross is increasingly endangered. This species breeds exclusively in the Galápagos Islands. Actually, almost all on one small island. In spite of efforts to protect the...
by Lora | Feb 21, 2020 | Healthy Food, Sustainability
It all started with a can of cat food. This turned into an example of how one decision can lead to so much information it can either be debilitating, or filter choices to a manageable few. In this case, it began with an elderly feline who showed up and stayed. That...
by Lora | Jan 21, 2020 | Nature, Sustainability, Travel
Good news today about the return of the tortoises native to Isla Española in the Galápagos Islands. This distinctive species once thrived on the oldest and easternmost island of the archipelago. In these days of mass extinctions, we may well look to the Galápagos...
by Lora | Nov 14, 2019 | Energy, Sustainability
So many choices for how to stem the tides of climate crisis. Is any individual effort worth it? What do we need to demand of policy makers? Project Drawdown is a … “research organization that reviews, analyses, and identifies the most viable global climate...
by Lora | Nov 14, 2019 | Garden, Sustainability
A promotional video for the value of Conservation Districts to homeowners shows our garden results a year after construction of the rain garden. The Better Ground campaign promotes Conservation Districts. In March 2019 we received a surprise letter in the mail. The...
