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Dear Readers, Here is my article about the Valve Turners risking “prison sentences up to 51 years for coordinated actions which, according to former lawyer / current Valve Turner Annette Klapstein, ‘shut down all the major tar sands pipelines coming into the US across four states, in solidarity with [ . . .] brothers and sisters…

Click here for YouTube presentation. I invited Oregon naturalist/writer Tim Fox to speak at Mesa College Friday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m. I met him at Blue River Writers gathering sponsored by the Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University and was impressed by his calm soul, clear thinking, and good ideas. I also liked…

The past two terms, students asked why I support Standing Rock Sioux’s nonviolent protest against Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access Pipeline.  In the fewest possible words, this award-winning RISE video series explains why.  I am grateful cnbc.com reported 4,000 veterans, and many others, from as far away as Norway, are supporting this effort. One of my…

What happens when you tell your wife she can’t go fishing Released a dark buck then caught this bright one Winter Satori Raced to lace boots, run and photograph frost moon over alders, but it was gone. Some things are meant to enjoy now, not later.

Suz’s flying steelhead Items found in the river Two more found in the river Another day Suz set the hook so hard I had to get a ladder to find her steelhead on the roof (top photo). A brief thaw allowed more river time.  There are no substitutes for passion and time on the water. 

Maybe behind that rock. Winter Chrome Winter Mermaid  Spontaneous Rock Art Suz and I went after winter steelhead.  Unlike summer fish which strike like lightning, winter fish sometimes merely stop the jig or bait.  If in doubt, set the hook.  Hockey great Wayne Gretzky said “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”  When…

I went to renew my Washington fishing license, and asked the girl at the sporting goods store, Kate, if she could also renew my marriage license since I had been fishing so much.  Kate looked under the counter.  “We don’t have that form” she said. “How long is my marriage license good?” I asked. “How…

Hats off to the wise 66.5 percent of Oregon people for passing Measure 99,  an “Outdoor School Education Fund” supported by Oregon Lottery.  As a 6th grader, I went to Camp Cayonview. Outdoor School is where seeds are planted in young minds to honor “Spaceship Earth” and the community of species of plants and animals…