Reis Valley and Mudville
A blog about California, sustainability, restoration, history, and more
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Catching up on the February Storms
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It doesn't feel right to let this rainy season fade away without writing about the February storms--especially when they included a rar...
Friday, April 25, 2025
West of Huntoon Spring
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"Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" --Aldo Leopold There is a USGS topographic map in the 7.5-minu...
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Disasters occur when humans get in the way of a natural process
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Building in hazard zones creates a lot of emotional trauma through evacuations, rescues, property damage, injury, and death. Not just once, ...
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The Costs of Restoration
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The Point Reyes Light published my essay in its March 12, 2025 issue . It was edited for space, and the editor suggested I add what I think ...
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Respect and Kindness are Normal; Republicans are Not
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The Insurrublicans have a strategy--make the world a hellscape, so that anything they do seems normal in comparison. They are relying on mak...
Monday, December 30, 2024
December 2024 Storm
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On December 13, 2024, it started raining in the evening, and mostly stopped by 9am on Saturday December 14th. The Nov 22nd and Dec 14th pea...
Saturday, December 28, 2024
They turned it into Muir Woods
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"They turned it into Muir Woods," I heard someone say as I was leaving Roy's Redwoods yesterday. Roy's Redwoods is San Ge...
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