by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 11, 2019 | Book Reviews, Our Changing World, Species & Ecosystems
The New Wild by Fred Pearce Beacon Press | 2015 | 245 pages What do Eurasian watermilfoil, Scotch broom, cheatgrass, knapweed, purple loosestrife and hawkweed have in common? Easy question, if you live in British Columbia. They are all officially classified as...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 8, 2019 | Advocacy, Green Perspective, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst The year 2018 is now history and we are left with memories, unfulfilled intentions and a lot of unread books. By one estimate some 400,000 new books hit the market in North America every year, so its little wonder I am a bit behind. For me the ones...
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 28, 2018 | Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst It has never been said better than by Carl Sagan in his speech at Cornell University in 1994. “…… you see a dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The...
by suzukiwebmaster | Sep 26, 2018 | Developing Resilience, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst During the run-up to the 2015 Canadian federal elections a total of 164,704 respondents reacted to the simple online question “What issue is most important to you in this election?”. The largest proportion of respondents (36%) said...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jun 11, 2018 | Personal Reflections, Species & Ecosystems
by Josef Anton Kuhn Our ancestors had many stories, often referred to as teachings, about creation and spiritual being. Many of these stories have survived the onslaught of modern cultures and technology. They present different visions of creation than are given by...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Opinions, Species & Ecosystems
Grizzly, grizzlies. bears, hunting, conservation by Stan Hirst “Wildlife management is a mish-mash of science, public relations and politics, not necessarily in that order”. I came across that humble homily in a bundle of 50-year old lecture notes from my...
