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David Mattson
- Apr 27, 2017
Giants in the Earth[i] : Reflections on Chuck Jonkel
Photo by Mary Strachen Scriver Last week I attended a memorial for Chuck Jonkel at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, Montana. Charles Joseph Jonkel died over one year ago on April 12, 2016, aged 86, much diminished from his physical and intellectual prime. Of relevance here, Chuck was a mentor, pioneer, innovator, naturalist, scientist, educator, activist, and inspiration. Like all of us, he was also a complicated flawed human being. But I suspect that people are ultimately recko


Louisa Willcox
- Apr 17, 2017
Grizzlies Symbolize Transformation, And Challenge Us to Transform Governance
Photo by Roger Hayden Bears are up and about again, a living announcement of spring. With their miraculous ability to hibernate, bears have always symbolized transformation and renewal (link). A mother bear seemingly dies in winter, interred in the earth, only to re-emerge with new life in the spring. The process is a mystery which scientists do not yet fully understand -- as perhaps it should be. Transformation is a central issue, because our society, as well as perhaps the