There are many benefits to putting land in conservation easements, and it is happening more frequently all over the country.
The Impossible Dream Renewed
Disappointment and depression are hard to shake; they become a habit, protecting us from hopes that seem doomed.
Apache Mesa Ranch Resolved
The ranch is not really for us human beings with our thin skins and our need for comfort.
Killing the Mama Snake
I must write my story of this place… a story of the intersection of cultures here that seem to have no history or sense of conservation in common.
Is It Sunset Time for Apache Mesa Ranch?
I haven’t written about my ranch in south-eastern New Mexico, near the old town of Las Vegas, for some time. In the interval, a lot has changed.
A Dream Deferred
I was unable to move through my bitter disappointment that my original dream, dependent on a man, had collapsed.
Letting Go of Apache Mesa Ranch
Continuing to own an unproductive piece of land at the end of a terrible road broke through several layers of my dreams—or where they delusions?
From Dream to Reality
It is finished after almost two years of work, with many changes—some of them drastic, others simply disappointing—along the way.
Ranch Time
As always with a big new project, the day of reckoning comes at last.
Sanctuary
I am blessed to have, in my life, several sanctuaries, one of which I am able to visit daily, the others at least once a week.