Sustainability column articles published in the Mt. Shasta Herald
Ranchers trade their efforts in habitat conservation for the promise of not being prosecuted for killing endangered species in the normal operation of their ranches.
Facing the Great Unraveling, by Molly Brown: "...our only path to any kind of viable future is to profoundly change our relationship to one another and to the natural world."
Everything is a cycle, and everything has a place in this cycle. This isn’t “hippie stuff”, it’s biology. It’s ecology. It’s natural law. We love this place for its wildness, for the pristine nature, the clean air, and water - the ability to “get away from it all.” The only changes we make to this cycle should be focused on restoring the upsets we cause to this balance. The legacy we leave our children, and all our descendants depends on us.
Bianca A Garza: Every time it was plenty and I was grateful. And every time I was struck by the idea that these people thought they weren't doing enough!
Molly Brown: We have only seen our mountains a few times since lightning started the Nachez Fire to the northwest. It got much worse when the Carr Fire blew up. Now whatever way the wind blows, we get smoke.
Pamela Neronha: Be more than a developer of places; become a developer of communities. Revitalize relationships, not just buildings or land parcels.
Arielle Halpern: Every year, Mount Shasta plays host to migrating monarch butterflies. Not only are monarch butterflies one of a number of important native pollinator species, they are a species that has been given a great deal of attention in recent years because of their extreme decline due to habitat conversion, pesticide use, and climate change.
Molly brown: Why doesn’t the Market require compostable bags? Well, it turns out that when compostable bags get mixed in with plastic bags in recycling, they literally gum up the works. And it’s very hard to separate compostable bags from plastic bags, because they look pretty much the same.
Wayne Kessler: Have you been debating whether to plant a garden this year or not? Read this before deciding. Here are a few ideas that involve a little planning and a light amount of elbow grease. Maybe we can eliminate your indecision and excuses.
Angelina Cook: The work of transformation requires attention to sensory details, which are easy to ignore in our fast-paced, competitive, techno-industrial, producer-consumer economy.
