Joe Pye Weed

The only things I knew about the above plants was that they continue to multiply and that monarchs and other pollinators LOVE them.  Today I got a clear enough photo (not this one) to identify it at Pl@ntNet.  It’s Joe Pye Weed. Look closely and you’ll see a bumblebee busy at work.  The next pic…

R = Raven… from Story Crossroads

Rachel, from Story Crossroads, wanted me to let you all know: And let people know that Story Crossroads does year-round events with our biggest coming up May 5-8, 2025!

From Interlochen Public Radio: Sierra Clark — Miigwech Ink is an independent news source and a space for Indigenous Peoples of Mishigamiing (Michigan.)

Sierra Clark, image from Bridge Magazine, Nov 2020follow link to Opinion Page article about Thanksgiving’s dark history Tyler Thompson, Journalist at Interlochen Public Radio, interviews Sierra Clark, Journalist who is launching the first edition of her newsletter, Miigwech Ink.  The first edition of the newsletter is now live and can be found at Miigwech Inc.’s website. …

10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling. written by Alleen Brown, Clayton Aldern, & Maria Parazo Rose, at Grist, published January 28, 2025 Grist / Getty Images Excerpt: To build America, the U.S. government enacted laws to redistribute Indigenous lands they…