By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 14 Jul 24
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Fourth DayOn our fourth day we visited the playas that naturally #RegenerateTheOgallala…These shallow depressions create temporary wetlands when it rains. There are at least 60,000 of them spread throughout the high plains and each is capable of sinking large amounts of water into the massive underground aquifer that spans from Texas to Wyoming.In the morning, there was a gathering hosted by the local organization Ogallala Commons to learn about the unique animals and plants that make the playa their home. I touched the soil and felt how spongy and light it is — allowing most of the water to
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Fourth DayOn our fourth day we visited the playas that naturally #RegenerateTheOgallala…These shallow depressions create temporary wetlands when it rains. There are at least 60,000 of them spread throughout the high plains and each is capable of sinking large amounts of water into the massive underground aquifer that spans from Texas to Wyoming.In the morning, there was
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 13 Jul 24
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Third DayOn our third day, I began to dream of a $100 million dollar fund to #RegenerateTheOgallala…In the morning we drove across 8000 acres of sand dunes covered in grass. This natural geologic feature absorbs 100% of the rain that falls onto it to recharge the aquifer that is below the two hundred feet of sandy soil on this part of the land.I could feel how people on the Great Plains need to understand how important this groundwater supply is. The feeling became more clear as we walked barefoot in the Canadian River that is more sand
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Third DayOn our third day, I began to dream of a $100 million dollar fund to #RegenerateTheOgallala…In the morning we drove across 8000 acres of sand dunes covered in grass. This natural geologic feature absorbs 100% of the rain that falls onto it to recharge the aquifer that is below the two hundred feet of sandy
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Jul 23
Say hello to Manuela. She is one of my dear friends and a powerful leader in Barichara, Colombia. It is largely thanks to her that syntropic agroforestry has arrived in our local community as a powerful way to grow food, restore soils, and bring native forest back to degraded lands.In this brief article, I would like to share how Manuela is applying syntropic agroforestry techniques to restore a dry stream in one of the important drainages of our territory. Yesterday we walked the land with her and were blown away by all that she has set in motion throughout the last
Say hello to Manuela. She is one of my dear friends and a powerful leader in Barichara, Colombia. It is largely thanks to her that syntropic agroforestry has arrived in our local community as a powerful way to grow food, restore soils, and bring native forest back to degraded lands.In this brief article, I would like to share how Manuela is
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 9 Jul 23
Overlooking the beautiful water pools of Semuc Champey in Guatemala
Overlooking the beautiful water pools of Semuc Champey in Guatemala
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 29 May 23
It is really something to experience a tapestry of landscapes by the way a river runs through them… bringing water-giving life everywhere it flows.We are on a sacred journey following the Colorado River from its birthplace high in the Rocky Mountains all the way to where it no longer runs into the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. As we travel from place to place, we feel the great weaving of landscapes made possible by this incredible tapestry of living communities.In this blog post, I want to share some of the magnificence that can be found when two great rivers meet each
It is really something to experience a tapestry of landscapes by the way a river runs through them… bringing water-giving life everywhere it flows.We are on a sacred journey following the Colorado River from its birthplace high in the Rocky Mountains all the way to where it no longer runs into the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. As we travel from
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 27 May 23
We are on a sacred journey to awaken the dream of regeneration for the entire Colorado Basin. In the first week, we met with people of the headwaters up in the high mountains of the Rockies.Now we have been invited into council with the people of Grand Junction where the great Gunnison River enters into confluence with the Colorado River.I held a tobacco ceremony to seek guidance from the ancestorsThis is a powerful way to travel — weaving landscapes alongside the water that has been doing so for millennia. We can feel the depths of this way of relating seeping into our bones. The
We are on a sacred journey to awaken the dream of regeneration for the entire Colorado Basin. In the first week, we met with people of the headwaters up in the high mountains of the Rockies.Now we have been invited into council with the people of Grand Junction where the great Gunnison River enters into confluence with the Colorado River.I held a
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 May 23
We are on a sacred journey to regenerate the Colorado River and all of her tributaries across the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. In the last few days, we have visited two major watersheds that provide source waters to this massively important hydrological system.On Monday and Tuesday, we were in the town of Paonia helping weave dialogues about how to regenerate the North Fork of the Gunnison River. This is a landscape made famous by its breath-taking beauty and hard-working farming community.Major rivers that contribute to the main flow of the Colorado RiverWe have been in an active support role
We are on a sacred journey to regenerate the Colorado River and all of her tributaries across the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. In the last few days, we have visited two major watersheds that provide source waters to this massively important hydrological system.On Monday and Tuesday, we were in the town of Paonia helping weave dialogues about how
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 May 23
Honeydew water, made with honeydew, water, vanilla, and lime juice, is a refreshing drink for hot summer days.
Honeydew water, made with honeydew, water, vanilla, and lime juice, is a refreshing drink for hot summer days.
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 14 Feb 19
A new paper by archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo addresses one of the longstanding mysteries of the monuments of Easter Island: their location.Four hundred of the statues, known as muai, are located miles away from where they were originally quarried, and sit on megalithic platforms, or ahu. An analysis of the locations of the ahu has led Hunt and Lipo to conclude that the statues were placed close to sources of fresh water — a scarce and precious commodity on the remote Pacific island.The issue of water availability (or the lack of it) has often been mentioned by researchers who work on
A new paper by archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo addresses one of the longstanding mysteries of the monuments of Easter Island: their location.Four hundred of the statues, known as muai, are located miles away from where they were originally quarried, and sit on megalithic platforms, or ahu. An analysis of the locations of the ahu has led Hunt and