Category Archives: Wildlife Habitat

Biomass

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Jerry Johnson

The number astounded me. “Ninety-six percent of the world’s mammals, by weight, are now humans and their livestock; just four percent are wild.” (From the book The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells, citing the statistic from “The Biomass Distribution on … Continue reading →

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Mole misery

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Jerry Johnson

Pitching forward and falling prostrate while carrying two full buckets of water to the dogs’ kennel runs is a miserable way to start a snowy day. Even before the soaking nosedive I was in a grumpy mood, brought on by … Continue reading →

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Second gear

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Jerry Johnson

Second gear There are worse things than mowing in second gear. Our North Country farm incudes about four acres of yard (I won’t call it lawn because it’s closer to cow pasture than greensward) that has to be mowed each … Continue reading →

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Canadian insurgency

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Botanists tell us that Canada Thistle (cirsium arvense) did not actually come from Canada; it originated somewhere in southeastern Europe or southwestern Asia. Personally I suspect, with no basis in fact or research, that it was bio-engineered by 13th century … Continue reading →

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The nursery is off limits

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

…this wonderful encounter with a small miracle, this tiny fawn in the hayfield, lifted my spirits and gave me renewed hope that a mad, mad world may yet come to its senses and brighter days are ahead. The nursery is … Continue reading →

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Not making hay

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Jerry Johnson

In our small corner of the world, there is little we can do to stop the tsunami of agri-greed that is denuding and poisoning this once beautiful section of the North Country. But we will do what we can, even … Continue reading →

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