Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm
Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm The Guardian, Sept 30, 2023.
Month: September 2023
Santa in the Healdsburg-Tribune-18-DEC-1937
1937 Santa Claus around the world – yikes!
Rose Abramoff was one of two protesters who helped temporarily shut down construction of Mountain Valley pipeline
I wanted to get her name into Commonplaces, she is very brave! US climate scientist risks felony by chaining herself to pipeline drill Rose Abramoff was one of two protesters who helped temporarily shut down construction of Mountain Valley pipeline According to Scientist Rebellion, a coalition of scientists who are actively protesting against climate change, … [Read more…]
Coracle Fishing – How dwindling fish stocks and new regulations are killing off the ancient tradition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/02/the-last-coracle-fishers-dwindling-fish-stocks-regulations For generations, coracles have been used to fish for salmon and sea trout – known locally as sewin – on three Welsh rivers: the Teifi, Tywi and Taf. Light, nimble and manoeuvrable, each boat is made by hand, using a fabric skin stretched across a lathed wooden frame (although on the Tywi, the skin … [Read more…]