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So, I seem to be successful at creating a web page, now
what the heck do I do with it? Maybe just write about various things......
Enjoying the West Coast. So far, my impression compared to
New England are that in NE, you have an old river based economy and land use pattern. That makes it hard to get away. To have
privacy and space, one must travel two hours north, to the woods. I used to complain about that, until someone from New Jersey
pointed out that they had to travel seven hours for the same experience. Out here, there are areas just outside major cities
that are more remote than the town of 115 that I come from. Only 1/2 hr, outside the city in some cases, like Santa Cruz,
Seattle, Portland, or Sacramento. These are large cities. So, these west coasters don't know how well they have it. They can
go anywhere they want to get away from the city, and be back by the afternoon. The people all seem really nice in the places
I have visited, and the towns are clean and well kept, compared to the squalor in some of the towns back east. There are strange
places here too, like the Salton Sea for example. It's a nice change, but I also get to be in the near the coast and in the
mountains, so that keeps me from missing NE too much.
Mick is one of three wild and very very rare Canadian Jays that I befriended in the wild. He learned to come when
I called him. These are large birds, larger than a blue jay. They look like massive chickadees. I always wondered how Mick
survived all winter long, in the howling 70mph frozen lake winds, and minus 40 temperatures. But year after year, he never
strayed far from my yard. I hope he is ok without me! I think he is.
Photo below is my TRM parcel. It is 4000 acres, a large part of which is shown in this photo (about 2000 acres
of it, and everything in the photo is on the parcel). This parcel is one of my most proud accomplishments, since it will be
preserved as Forever Wild. I worked with the Appalachian Trail Conference Land Trust, and the National Park Service, in these
goals. It is bordered by many more thousands of acres of preserved land, and the Appalachian Trail borders it. Unlike the
West Coast, where this parcel is located there are very few public land ownership areas, so parts of the east are at the forefront
of private conservation efforts, and I am pleased to be a part of these efforts. My TRM parcel even borders an experimental
large Eco Reserve, and when the state legislature voted to create this reserve, my TRM project was submitted as part of the
plan, and approved!!
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