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Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

A lesson from Iona

As I write this, I am sitting on an airplane on the way home from a week in Scotland. Our son John and I took ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Friday, June 2, 2023 8:00 am

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Not all land trusts are the same

Those of us who live in Polk County are blessed when it comes to land preservation. Not only are we living in one of the ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 11:31 am

Letters to the Editor

Polk County Community Foundation helps us all

Last year there was a 3.2-acre parcel of land for sale on the southeast side of Round Mountain, marketed as a residential lot suitable for ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 11:30 am

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Why do we do what we do?

“Why?” may be the longest lasting question we’ll ever ask during our short time on earth. I hope that we’ll get a glimpse of the ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Friday, April 14, 2023 8:00 am

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The gifts we give

It is interesting that we often learn more from our children than we thought possible, considering the fact that we old folks have had so ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 11:02 am

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Chickens lay; people lie

My mother was an English major in college, so this was her immediate response when one of us children would use either “lay” or “lie” ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Thursday, January 26, 2023 8:00 am

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What does soil type tell us?

Some of our regular readers may have noticed that I didn’t write a Conversation Corner last month. Of course, I was full of good intentions, ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 12:33 pm

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Managing forests to maximize benefits and renewability

Everything we consume comes from the earth. Some consumables are easily stored while others perish or dissipate quickly. Some consumables are renewable over days, months, ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Monday, October 31, 2022 2:42 pm

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What am I supposed to do?

In my last Conservation Corner, I told you that this month I’d come up with some positive actions that we can all take in order ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Friday, September 30, 2022 11:13 am

Conservation Corner - Betsy Burdett

You snooze, you lose

Every month I struggle with finding a topic for my column, yet I always come up with something, usually based on something that happened in ... Read more