Monthly Archives: February 2024

Once a Cherished Sign of Summer, the Monarch Butterfly May Soon be Just a Memory

Many living species are declining and vanishing right before our very eyes.  Songbirds, wildflowers, insects, and entire ecosystems are falling victim to the relentless assault of consumer culture, magnified by the global climate and ecological crisis that we have created. … Continue reading

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A Season of Thin Ice Warnings

Time was when us folks in southern Wisconsin didn’t have to worry about thin ice or tornadoes in February. Now we do. Times have changed. The climate is unstable and we are in a season of literal and metaphorical thin ice … Continue reading

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