This sheep farm is one block from the Mall of America. It is the last working farm in Bloomington, MN. In the background you can see the Minnesota River Valley and 11,000 acres of publicly owned (Federal, State, and City) land that lays lifeless and barren outside a parvenu of rank inedible, non-flammable species. The land […]
Ash Trees as a novel biotic community
**This article was a letter I wrote in response to an article on mpr.org, http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/09/ash-borer-research Hi Dan, Nice coverage on this subject; however, in many ways I see this entire effort erroneous due to incorrect perceptions of the existing ash “forests”*. Below is an interesting alternative view to the ash…. Please enjoy!!!! I have been […]