Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass

by | Apr 16, 2022 | Uncategorised

by Judy Wyper Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer Reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s books is always delightful for me. She brings a sense of serenity and relaxation to her topics, and if you have the privilege of the audio version of Braiding Sweetgrass, published in...

Book Review: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

by | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorised

a book review by Judy Wyper Silent Spring, Rachel Carson Rachel Carson, famous for writing Silent Spring, led the way for science writers.  In that 1962 book she synthesized scientific information from a wide range of fields and interpreted the results in a format...

Clear-cuts and Droughts, Wildfires

by | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorised

Do clear-cuts contribute to droughts and wildfires? These images are from Sentinel Hub satellite imagery captured on July 16, 2021. The first image shows the clear-cuts and the overlay (after) is Sentinel’s Moisture Index band showing the relative moisture of...

Free-range Cattle in Watersheds

by | May 24, 2021 | Uncategorised

Summerland resident, and PWPA member Charles Parkhurst is vocal about the damage to the water supply caused by free range cattle. There are numerous problems with free-range cattle – from increased e-coli and nitrogen in drinking water caused by cow feces and...