Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to lead a nature writing workshop with the Golden Eagle Audubon Society at the Foothills Learning Center.
Workshop | Bird Words with Golden Eagle Audubon Society
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Reading | Writers Read (Star, ID)
This month, I had the opportunity to read from my forthcoming poetry collection Lost Cathedral as part of the Writers Read series at the Ada Community Library in Star, ID.
Residency | Cape Disappointment State Park (Long Beach Peninsula)
In May and early June, I spent time at Cape Disappointment State Park as an artist-in-residence in the Sou’wester Artist Residency Program. I spent a week hiking through coastal rainforests, headlands, beaches, and coves on Cape Disappointment and the Long Beach Peninsula.
Continue readingResidency | The Rice Place (Oregon)
In May, I spend a week at The Rice Place, an artist residency in Oregon. The Rice Place was named for novelist and memoirist Clyde Rice, who published his first book (the memoir A Heaven in the Eye) at eighty one.
The residency took place at Rice’s former home, a 1930s farm house situated within 10 acres of farmland along the Clackamas River, views of lush foliage from every window.
Continue readingSeaside Coastal Wildflowers of Pacifica and San Francisco (Northern California)
Last spring, I spent time in northern California in the San Francisco area. This post documents some of the May and June coastal wildflowers I saw while hiking near San Francisco and Pacifica.
Continue readingReading | Flipside Fest & Death Rattle Literary 9th Anniversary Showcase
I recently participated in two literary readings: Flipside Fest in September and the Death Rattle 9th Anniversary Showcase in November.
Flipside Fest is a music and art festival put on by the Duck Club in Garden City, Idaho as a way to harness the energy from the Treefort Music Festival that happens in Idaho every spring.
Habitat Restoration in Military Reserve and Diane Moore Nature Center
Last month, I had the opportunity to do habitat restoration for the city of Boise by planting seedlings in Fort Boise Military Reserve Park and along the Boise River Side Channel.
Continue readingWildflowers of Mores Mountain | Boise National Forest
For a few years, I’ve been learning the native wildflowers on Mores Mountain in the Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area within the Boise National Forest. Mores Mountain is known for spectacular views and incredible wildflower displays, the best I’ve seen in the Treasure Valley. I thought I’d share some of the flowers I saw on the trails in May, June, and July.
Wildflowers of Bogus Basin and Schafer Butte | Boise National Forest
This month, I went on a (socially-distanced) hike on Bogus Basin and Schafer Butte. During the hike, I was able to identify 15 species of wildflowers, including a couple that were new to me.
Continue readingReading | Ming Studios & Oregon Caves National Monument
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This week I got to read multidisciplinary poetry about Oregon Caves National Monument as part of Ming Studios 7 o’clock performance series.
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