Note: the text of this post was published in the Virginia Mercury on 1/25/2021. Virginia is on a path to achieve 100% renewable energy use by 2050, and utility-scale solar (USS) projects are being proposed in many counties throughout the Commonwealth. Energy companies are seeking landowners who will let their property be used for solar […]
This place . . . Swoope. I wrote a book about it . . . Swoope Almanac, Stories of love, land, and water in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Meadowview, our home in Swoope. Two years in the making, Swoope Almanac, Stories of love, land, and water, in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is now available for pre-sale at SwoopeAlmanac.org. […]
WOTUS stands for Waters of the United States. When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it gave the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers the daunting task of defining that term. Middle River in Augusta County, Virginia is navigable and therefore jurisdictional waters of the United States. The […]
WOTUS stands for Waters of the United States. When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it gave the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Army Corps of Engineers the daunting task of defining that term. Middle River in Augusta County, Virginia is navigable and therefore jurisdictional waters of the United States. The […]
Jeanne and I recently traveled to the most remote island of the British Virgin Islands—Anegada. Most mornings, we were the only people on the beach at the Anegada Beach Club. The beaches here are the most beautiful we have ever experienced with white sand and crystal clear water loaded with coral and grass beds. Unfortunately, […]
Jeanne and I recently traveled to the most remote island of the British Virgin Islands—Anegada. Most mornings, we were the only people on the beach at the Anegada Beach Club. The beaches here are the most beautiful we have ever experienced with white sand and crystal clear water loaded with coral and grass beds. Unfortunately, […]
There is so much to be thankful for this year. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled again in our favor against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing The Lorax, written in 1971 by Dr. Suess. This ruling and The Lorax made national news. Rare birds stopped by Swoope on their journey north and Bald […]
There is so much to be thankful for this year. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled again in our favor against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing The Lorax, written in 1971 by Dr. Suess. This ruling and The Lorax made national news. Rare birds stopped by Swoope on their journey north and Bald […]
Shen Valley Magazine is hot off the press and can be found in many outlets throughout the readership area. It is a quarterly, lifestyle publication about the culture and community of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Jessie Knadler, editor of Shen Valley magazine asked me to write an article for the premier issue on what […]
Shen Valley Magazine is hot of the press and can be found in many outlets throughout the readership area. It is a quarterly, lifestyle publication about the culture and community of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Jessie Knadler, editor of Shen Valley magazine asked me to write an article for the premier issue on what […]