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Christine Schoene Maccabee fragmented and sold, and some of it The vision is to create a beautiful
has sadly been misused and polluted. tapestry right here where we live,
On The Wild Side of yards and properties dedicated
I am fortunate to live in a sub- to the health and well-being of our
Habitat Fragmentation and Land Ownership division of a beautiful, old 200-plus earth. It already looks like a quilted
acre homestead here in the Catoctin pattern here in Thurmont, but the
Our land is more valuable than your money. It was put here for us Mountain. Due to my love of and work is not yet finished. If anything,
by the Great Spirit, so we cannot sell it because it does not concern for diversity in the natural the work has just begun!
belong to us. As a present to you we will give you world, I am allowing my 11-plus
anything we have that you can carry with you acres to not only feed me, but to I belong to the Green Team here
but the land, never. feed all my other “relations.” The in Thurmont, and I am heading up
native idea of “other relations” a project along the rail road tracks,
— Response of a Chief of the Blackfoot Nation when told to put his signature on extends far beyond human relatives which will not only beautify our
a land treaty in Montana1 and includes the wonderful diversity town with wildflowers, but create
of flora and fauna, which most of us habitat for wildlife. I am presently
In this present time civilization, spite of the Mayflower crew robbing care about: bees, butterflies, birds, seeking volunteers to clean it up
humans are finding themselves them of their seed corn and burial wildflowers, trees. etc. These are a bit in February and then spread
in the midst of more than one treasures, they made a pact together things our children are learning to seeds. All this must be done before
environmental quagmire. How to that would endure long enough to care about in school, and as wise March, as seeds need the time to
get control of the plastic and junk get squash, beans, and that same elders, we should also. stratify (to get the benefit of freezing
in the ocean? How to keep air clean stolen corn planted, harvested, and weather), so as to enhance their
enough to breath in China? How to then shared.2 As homeowners, and landowners, germination.
rid old pipes of poisonous lead and we can begin to bring these various
our water of pharmaceuticals waste, Peace for the natives was the best fragments of land together by If you are interested in helping
which go into toilets? Am I getting and most productive remedy, even allowing native plants to grow, by me with this project, please get in
too personal? though strangers were encroaching creating native wildflower gardens touch with me at songbirdschant@
on their land. Interesting... on part of our lawns, and by planting gmail.com. If not, then consider
Actually, everything we do and and perhaps something we can native trees. That way, the habitat doing something on your own little
have done in the past are exactly learn from during this present fragmentation, which has been fragment of land, no matter how
what professional scientists/ time of anxiety about refugees. going on since the pilgrims settled at small. As I always say, “Every little
ecologists are dealing with now. If Unfortunately, back then, that Plymouth Rock, can be somewhat bit helps!”
there ever was a field in which our fragile peace did not last very long. remedied. If you ever feel like giving
children will find ready employment, There will always be the good up in despair, there is one very real 1 From Touch The Earth by T.C.
it will be as research problem mixed with the bad, the greedy thing you can do, and the opportunity McLuhun.
solvers, and maybe even politicians mixed with the philanthropists, and is right in your own back yard, or 2 As documented in Mayflower by
who care about cleaning up our I assume this is how it will always front yard, too (why not). Nathaniel Philbrick.
messes. However, the question we all be. Nothing seems to have changed
have is: how did we ever get to this since the beginning of time.
point anyway, and what can we do
about it as individual homeowners, Of course, as years passed and
as people who care? more settlers arrived to colonize
America, the natives were totally
To their credit, in 1621, kicked off their land. The settlers
the people native to America, had brought with them an entirely
the “Indians”—after prayerful different ethic of land ownership
consultations with their elders, from Europe, as well as military
dying and weakened due to disease hardware, far more effective than
and brought here by previous white the natives hand-crafted bows,
explorers, weary of warfare— arrows, and spears. Over the
decided it was in their best interest centuries, their precious land has
to make peace with the Pilgrims. In been stolen, divided, and subdivided,
Take Us Along!
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Christine Schoene Maccabee fragmented and sold, and some of it The vision is to create a beautiful
has sadly been misused and polluted. tapestry right here where we live,
On The Wild Side of yards and properties dedicated
I am fortunate to live in a sub- to the health and well-being of our
Habitat Fragmentation and Land Ownership division of a beautiful, old 200-plus earth. It already looks like a quilted
acre homestead here in the Catoctin pattern here in Thurmont, but the
Our land is more valuable than your money. It was put here for us Mountain. Due to my love of and work is not yet finished. If anything,
by the Great Spirit, so we cannot sell it because it does not concern for diversity in the natural the work has just begun!
belong to us. As a present to you we will give you world, I am allowing my 11-plus
anything we have that you can carry with you acres to not only feed me, but to I belong to the Green Team here
but the land, never. feed all my other “relations.” The in Thurmont, and I am heading up
native idea of “other relations” a project along the rail road tracks,
— Response of a Chief of the Blackfoot Nation when told to put his signature on extends far beyond human relatives which will not only beautify our
a land treaty in Montana1 and includes the wonderful diversity town with wildflowers, but create
of flora and fauna, which most of us habitat for wildlife. I am presently
In this present time civilization, spite of the Mayflower crew robbing care about: bees, butterflies, birds, seeking volunteers to clean it up
humans are finding themselves them of their seed corn and burial wildflowers, trees. etc. These are a bit in February and then spread
in the midst of more than one treasures, they made a pact together things our children are learning to seeds. All this must be done before
environmental quagmire. How to that would endure long enough to care about in school, and as wise March, as seeds need the time to
get control of the plastic and junk get squash, beans, and that same elders, we should also. stratify (to get the benefit of freezing
in the ocean? How to keep air clean stolen corn planted, harvested, and weather), so as to enhance their
enough to breath in China? How to then shared.2 As homeowners, and landowners, germination.
rid old pipes of poisonous lead and we can begin to bring these various
our water of pharmaceuticals waste, Peace for the natives was the best fragments of land together by If you are interested in helping
which go into toilets? Am I getting and most productive remedy, even allowing native plants to grow, by me with this project, please get in
too personal? though strangers were encroaching creating native wildflower gardens touch with me at songbirdschant@
on their land. Interesting... on part of our lawns, and by planting gmail.com. If not, then consider
Actually, everything we do and and perhaps something we can native trees. That way, the habitat doing something on your own little
have done in the past are exactly learn from during this present fragmentation, which has been fragment of land, no matter how
what professional scientists/ time of anxiety about refugees. going on since the pilgrims settled at small. As I always say, “Every little
ecologists are dealing with now. If Unfortunately, back then, that Plymouth Rock, can be somewhat bit helps!”
there ever was a field in which our fragile peace did not last very long. remedied. If you ever feel like giving
children will find ready employment, There will always be the good up in despair, there is one very real 1 From Touch The Earth by T.C.
it will be as research problem mixed with the bad, the greedy thing you can do, and the opportunity McLuhun.
solvers, and maybe even politicians mixed with the philanthropists, and is right in your own back yard, or 2 As documented in Mayflower by
who care about cleaning up our I assume this is how it will always front yard, too (why not). Nathaniel Philbrick.
messes. However, the question we all be. Nothing seems to have changed
have is: how did we ever get to this since the beginning of time.
point anyway, and what can we do
about it as individual homeowners, Of course, as years passed and
as people who care? more settlers arrived to colonize
America, the natives were totally
To their credit, in 1621, kicked off their land. The settlers
the people native to America, had brought with them an entirely
the “Indians”—after prayerful different ethic of land ownership
consultations with their elders, from Europe, as well as military
dying and weakened due to disease hardware, far more effective than
and brought here by previous white the natives hand-crafted bows,
explorers, weary of warfare— arrows, and spears. Over the
decided it was in their best interest centuries, their precious land has
to make peace with the Pilgrims. In been stolen, divided, and subdivided,
Take Us Along!
Take The Catoctin Banner newspaper along with you on your travels!
Have someone take a photo of you holding The Catoctin Banner, and
your photo could be included in our next issue. Email your photo, along
with the details of where you traveled, name(s) of person(s) pictured,
and any details you would like to add to: [email protected].
