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The man goes down to the river with his dog

Posted on December 18, 2017 by saaribampo

For Dan Michener The man goes down to the river with his dog. He fishes. The dog runs arabesques. The man is the prince of the river. It is not a famous river but it is his river. The trout … Continue reading →

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Prairie

Posted on December 5, 2017 by saaribampo

In the above photo—which documents the first bite of winter on the Great Plains in early November—I am with my husband, David Smith, on the left, and Chris Helzer, a colleague from my days with the Nature Conservancy in Nebraska … Continue reading →

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Take THAT, Nolan!

Posted on September 22, 2017 by saaribampo

A few days ago I walked out to our driveway and pulled my RANGERS FOR NOLAN bumper sticker off my old Subaru. Take THAT, Nolan! Our Minnesota Eighth District Congressman Rick Nolan, on most issues a principled Democrat, has morphed … Continue reading →

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A Field Guide to Peterson

Posted on July 24, 2017 by saaribampo

Roger Tory Peterson was born on August 28, 1908, and died July 28, 1996, just before his 88th birthday. This is an article I wrote about him for New England Monthly in June 1987. In the last thirty years, some … Continue reading →

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Here’s to the flag

Posted on June 14, 2017 by saaribampo

Today is Flag Day. It was established by an act of Congress in 1949 and set on June 14, the same day the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag as the symbol of the country in 1777. If you feel … Continue reading →

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