Publications by Eric Niewoehner
Reflections on “Rachel’s Prairie,” a small plot where Nature, or the Creation if you will, is reclaiming.
The biosphere is divided into kingdoms. And “kingdom” is a good word for it. When you look at the plant kingdom, you enter into a unique world whose subjects are, fortunately, stationary. This provides an opportunity to see a living organism go through a full cycle. You see it in Spring when the leaves may…
A collection of photographs of Missouri trees and shrubs surrounding Rachel’s prairie, a one acre patch of ground with a pond. Even though the focus of this journal is on a prairie, I have to concede that the life I witness on the prairie is framed by the trees and shrubs that surround it. While…
Invasive plants have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Sometimes you have to give in, such as with autumn olive. Invasive plants, bugs and animals have become a problem for modern man since we figured out how to traverse oceans. Whether by design or chance, invasives arrive…
In memory of my father On May 21, 2023 I owned a townhouse in Juneau, Alaska. I had spent much of the past few years commuting to Columbia, Missouri to care for my father and his home, usually staying a month at a time in Spring and Fall. On May 25th I arrived in Columbia,…
Earth Day is an opportunity to take a look around and see how we can make life better and more abundant.