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A Broad Sky of Pure and Intense Light
I found a little gem of a book the other day about the tallgrass prairie called Where the Sky Began by John Madson. It’s a
Yes! Let’s do it.
There is no doubt that 2012 was a great year for the Great Plains Trail! We formalized the process of creating a new National Scenic
Lyle Lovett Loves the Tallgrass
In 2001, a documentary film came out titled last stand of the tallgrass prairie (lower case letters are publisher’s choice). It included an introduction by
“Grass No Good Upside Down”
The Last Prairie – A Sandhills Journal by Stephen R. Jones is a collection of essays that all relate to the Nebraska Sandhills. Jones is a
Timing is Everything
The entire history of the Earth is, well, pretty long. It stretches back some 4.5 billion years to the time when the earth formed in
Dealing With a Pervasive Invasive – Kentucky Bluegrass in Prairies
An important topic to prairies is discussed here. This is great information!
Proving Up
I just finished a book called Ghost Dances – Proving Up on the Great Plains by Josh Garrett-Davis. (The link above is to the author’s
The Great Plains and 007
I’m no different from most people in that I enjoy the movies. Some people are more into movies than others, but I don’t know anybody
Islands of Grass
Continuing with our recent discussions on books about the Great Plains, not long ago I ran across a neat little book called Island of Grass
And Carry a Big Batch of Candles!
Yesterday was the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. He was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City.
The Long Trail
It came to my attention recently, never mind how, that the oldest long distance trail in the United States is not the Appalachian Trail (although the
Prairie Spring – Pete Dunne
Continuing with my recent theme of good books about the Great Plains, I would like to share a bit from a little gem I recently
