Author Archives: Steve Glass

About Steve Glass

The blogger is a restoration ecologist, Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, conservation photographer, and writer living in the Midwestern United States. Check out my photos at Stephenglassphotography.smugmug.com

Rights of Nature

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Steve Glass

In fall 2023, Milwaukee County signed a Rights of Nature resolution. This legal and jurisprudential theory asserts that ecosystems should have “legal personhood” – the right to survive, thrive, and to be represented in court by a guardian. Per this Wikipedia article, “Proponents argue … Continue reading →

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Red Alert for Our Planet

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Steve Glass

2023 Was the Hottest Year in Human History Climate scientists are starting to suspect that based upon the unexpectedly steep global heat spike in 2023 that the climate and ecosystems are starting to unravel. They think that we may be … Continue reading →

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Spring Equinox Sunrise at Bear Mound Park

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Steve Glass

Despite the cold, local “druids” gathered in Bear Mound Park to witness the rising sun on the spring equinox. When on the “sitting stone” (far left photo) an observer sees the sun rise in alignment with the “viewing stone” at … Continue reading →

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In 2023-2024 U.S. Had Warmest Winter on Record

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Steve Glass
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Once a Cherished Sign of Summer, the Monarch Butterfly May Soon be Just a Memory

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Steve Glass

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

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Steve Glass

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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It’s Been Awhile . . .

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Steve Glass

. . . since my last post on August 4 of 2022 about the River Avon in England. And before that it was a post on December 31, 2021 on the Glenway Golf Course, now called The Glen. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Sycamore Tree

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Steve Glass
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The River Avon System as a Model for Land and Water Management

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Steve Glass

The River Avon and Madison Wisconsin’s Waterways: A contrast in environmental management During a recent trip to SW England, I had the pleasure in the city of Dorchester, of walking along the clear, free-flowing River Avon and enjoying its ancient … Continue reading →

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Glenway Golf Course Grounds Closed to the Public Until Grand Re-opening in Late 2022

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Steve Glass

Concern is over potential damage to new plantings made in 2021 from winter sports activities City of Madison Parks Department asks citizens to refrain from walking on and damaging the new greens and thousands of plants installed in fall 2021. … Continue reading →

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