The Elysian Fields

Two poem / photo combinations on GreenManEnvy...

The first is Broken / the mountain is crying and the second is The Desolation of Smog / a misguided landscape.

Both poems were inspired by the landscape around the Lehigh Gap, and the results of years of zinc smelting that turned that region into what DCNR bigwigs called "a moonscape". The area is a superfund site, the only one in the country that was repurposed for recreation. Green Man Enviroscaping had a role in rehabilitating and maintaining that landscape for a time, and I am extremely proud of my part in that and in the work by the Lehigh Gap Nature Center.

I just need to get back up there and visit once in a while!

From Dan Kunkle, at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center:

This is a reminder about our Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 21. Here is the schedule.

7:00 a.m. -- bird walk, looking for early spring migrants such as thrushes and Palm Warblers along with our resident species.

9:00 a.m. -- Habitat Garden and invasive plant removal session. The weather has been very uncooperative, and there may be little to do with the gardens, as things have not started growing yet. We will remove some invasive species on the refuge, and will do what we can with the gardens, including making plant labels.

11:00 a.m. -- Native Plant Workshop and Sale. Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery will be with us again for a native plant workshop and plants will be available for purchase.

7:30 p.m. -- Join Scott Fisher, who will bring his astronomical telescope for some night sky-watching. Other amateur astronomers are welcome to bring their telescopes. (WEATHER PERMITTING, of course.)

Thanks. Hope to see you at the Gap.

Dan