For Ojibwe, sugarbush time brings tasty food, life lessons
MARY ANNETTE PEMBER, Indian Country Today
May 5, 2021
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1of5The Maday family boils maple sap into syrup on March 19, 2021, in their front yard on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation in Wisconsin. As with most Ojibwe traditional ways, tapping trees in the early spring and gathering sap for syrup and sugar cakes not only provides tasty food but offers lessons for life. (Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today via AP)Mary Annette Pember/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Nate Ante, a member of the Maskiiziibii Youth Services team carries maple sap out of the forest on March 20, 2021, on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation in Wisconsin. As with most Ojibwe traditional ways, tapping trees in the early spring and gathering sap for syrup and sugar cakes not only provides tasty food but offers lessons for life. (Mary Annette Pember/Indian Country Today via AP)Ma
Levi and Crystal Neuharth make farming decisions based on the five principles of soil health:
Keep the soil covered.
Keep living roots growing as much as possible.
Include diversity in plant communities.
Integrate livestock.
Levi is a founding member and current chairman of the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, and the couple took over management of Prairie Paradise Farms, near Fort Pierre, S.D., in 2016.
This commitment to soil health has earned Prairie Paradise Farms the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. This was announced on Earth Day by Gov. Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Marjie Ducey
Omaha World-Herald
From hiking, to rock climbing, and whitewater rafting, West Virginia s New River National Park and Preserve is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts and families alike.
Travis Byers enjoys kayaking so much that he piloted one to his wedding.
He watched the lunar eclipse from one a few years ago and has slid down ski slopes in Colorado in another. Heâs made a point to kayak every month for the past six years.
âMy daughter bought me a kayak for Fatherâs Day one year, and I fell in love,â Byers said.
By day, Travis Byers is a service manager at an automobile dealership. He shares his water adventures on Facebook.com/AlwaysKayak
Associated Press
PIPELINE USED TO carry crude oil is shown at the Superior terminal of Enbridge Energy in Superior, Wis., in 2018. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Almost half of the respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ spring hearings questionnaire say they would support the organization if it opposes reconstructing Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin.
The company decided to reroute the pipeline after the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued to force removal of the line from its reservation. The company is seeking permits from the Department of Natural Resources and state utility regulators to reroute the line.
Nearly 50% of spring hearing respondents oppose new Line 5
TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Almost half of the respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ spring hearings questionnaire say they would support the organization if it opposes reconstructing Enbridge Inc.‘s Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin.
The company decided to reroute the pipeline after the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued to force removal of the line from its reservation. The company is seeking permits from the Department of Natural Resources and state utility regulators to reroute the line.
The Conservation Congress is a group of influential outdoor enthusiasts that advises the DNR on policy.