“Hands in the dirt, head in the sun…”

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. — Alfred Austin

I’ve finally got the plot planted at Roseville Community Garden

I’m fortunate to be able to resume a favorite hobby this […]

New Jersey Highlands News in financial drought

Good day, Highlanders.

It’s that time again. You know, that moment that I dread every year: “How in the heck am I going to keep the New Jersey Highlands News project alive for another year while paying my mortgage and other bills?”

Sadly, funding is again looking scarce for this project, so for the […]

Wrongs done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief

April 29, 2012 By Scott Olson

“The wrongs done to trees, wrongs of every sort, are done in the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, for when the light comes, the heart of the people is always right.” –John Muir

This past year has seemed hellish for many of us involved with the protection of the […]

Looking back: “Why do we do what we do?”

(Note – it was looking like this was going to be the intro article to the last “Highlands News” email blast when this was written on December 12, 2008. It is being added to the blog today, April 21, 2012, because the thoughts about – and tributes to – those mentioned need to live somewhere […]