Renaissance Naturalist
LANDBACK gaining momentum
Above right image by Nathaniel Ruleaux Blog post by Barbi Hayes #LandBack. A movement by Indigenous people to reclaim their lands – to protect and restore ancestral lands to their care. Each battle is unique. Reclamation is about identity: ceremonies,...
Read the Clouds – Read the Art
By Barbi Hayes Read the Clouds – Thermal inversions and ice fishing On Sunday morning last we went “eagle watching” visiting locations where they have been observed. We drove up to the public fishing entrance of Bennington Lake off Hwy 36, on the...
Lightning to THAW
By Barbi Hayes Manifestation of climate change (crisis). Lightning trends and tracking events has become an important indicator of how the atmosphere is changing in response to climate. And in the high Arctic, the rise in lightning is becoming worrisome. In...
Greenwood – Wolf – Salmon
By Barbi Hayes Making music At the art opening of Trilety Wade last evening, as one person was departing I saw that the back of his jacket said “Radiohead.” Immediately reminded me of Jonny Greenwood, lead guitarist, and his evolution into film. The first film...