jonathanrigdenAug 4, 20212 min readIf You Plant It (or Restore It) They Will Come- by Mike O'BrienThe Friends of the Blufflands is involved in restoring many of the prairies in the La Crosse area. These restored prairies provide many...
jonathanrigdenJul 22, 20212 min read"I swear by Apollo..."“I swear by Apollo the physician, and by Asclepius and by Hygieia and Panacea….”. So begins an old version of the Hippocratic Oath taken...
jonathanrigdenJul 2, 20212 min readDoing the Two Step on the Prairies- As Easy as 1, 2, 3The time of year for the sumac and aspen battle is here. Call it the Battle of the Clones. On June 22 the first engagement began as a...
jonathanrigdenJun 21, 20214 min readEntangled PrairieMerlin Sheldrake’s “Entangled Life” is a fascinating book about the role fungi play on the stage of life. He tells the story of the...
jonathanrigdenJun 17, 20211 min readGolden MomentsSo, you're hiking along the trails on the bluffs of La Crosse letting your mind wander. Certain patterns in nature come swirling through...
jonathanrigdenJun 13, 20213 min readA Journey of Millions of YearsOn Saturday, June 12, several intrepid time traveling adventurers left their homes and went on a journey of millions of years. Many...
jonathanrigdenJun 9, 20213 min readA Tale of Two GoatsThe two goats were nervous, aware of being slowly hemmed in by the tall sea of green marching assiduously in from all sides. Named...