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John Walter

@johnrwalter

Family guy, scribbler, small farm in Nebraska, conservationist, sports aficionado, or something.

 Ankeny, IA & Yuba City CA, USA
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Joined April 2008
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'Optical Illusions' at the Farm: Pretty, poison, invaders, invisible, real, Pawnee? birdlandfarm.com/about/f/opt…
'Optical Illusions' at the Farm

'Optical Illusions' at the Farm

I’ve now learned that optical, or cognitive, illusions can come in many forms. It began with the very first view of the farm this September. Driving up the lane, the first thing I noticed was the...

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Thing of beauty.
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Trying to add a bit to Michael Pollan's book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness: birdlandfarm.com/about/f/a-s…
A Sense of Place

A Sense of Place

In my mind I'm gone to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine? Can't you just feel the moonshine? Ain't it just like a friend of mine To hit me from behind? Yes, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

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Ted Turner had his 2 million acres and 50,000 bison, we have a quarter section and a bunch of Tree Swallows. birdlandfarm.com/f/making-sp…
Making Space for the 'Trees'

Making Space for the 'Trees'

A mystery at the farm—who put up the first birdhouses? There are a couple theories, but I’m not sure. We’re fine with it, because they certainly have attracted birds, Tree Swallows in particular.

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Save the Remnants!

Save the Remnants!

Bill and Sandy check out a 'birdy' corner of the farm

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Making a contribution. kyivindependent.com/
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'Talking' to AI about its environmental impacts: birdlandfarm.com/f/can-ai-co…
Can AI Come to Nature's Aid?

Can AI Come to Nature's Aid?

Agriculture gets blamed for an array of environmental damage, including soil erosion, water pollution, wildlife habitat destruction, and groundwater depletion. It contributes to global warming in a...

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Winters, California.
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Right after our season opener in New York, @dariusgarland22 hosted the Sonny Youth Club at Masaryk Basketball Gym — giving back and sharing the game with the next generation. #LetEmKnow
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A mystery or two, things seen and unseen. birdlandfarm.com/f/oktoberfe…
'Oktoberfest' at the Farm

'Oktoberfest' at the Farm

I don’t know if you can call a few walks around the farm over a couple days in the middle of October a celebration, but it felt like it to me. There was no beer, no polka bands, no German costumes,...

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To think of this instead of that all....birdlandfarm.com/f/the-big-v…
The Big Voice

The Big Voice

One of the joys of looking across a good stretch of native prairie grass is the occasional sense—a splendid fracture in time--that you are seeing the land as it existed before the plow. There’s a...

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A 'fragile coalition' is at stake. birdlandfarm.com/f/beautiful…
'Beautiful' Bill Has Big Handout

'Beautiful' Bill Has Big Handout

After recently attending a University of Nebraska webinar on how the new “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) will affect agriculture, it struck me that the reality of farming these days little connects...

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The drama you can find down the road anywhere. birdlandfarm.com/f/finding-m…
Finding 'Magical Birds'

Finding 'Magical Birds'

One of the unexpected pleasures of the Birdland project has been getting exposed to the activities of the Nebraska Ornithological Union and a related email discussion group, Nebraska Birds. The...

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The number one issue in Iowa. investigatemidwest.org/2025/…
'It doesn’t have to be this way' – Scientists confirm Iowa farm pollution is creating dire health...

'It doesn’t have to be this way' – Scientists confirm Iowa farm pollution is creating dire health...

This story was originally published by The New Lede. Agricultural operations across Iowa are a leading cause of significant water pollution problems in the state, posing dire risks to public and...

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A hopeful note perhaps? agriculture.com/pillen-admit…
Pillen Admits He and Other Farmers ‘Messed Up,’ Expects New State Agency to Improve Water Management

Pillen Admits He and Other Farmers ‘Messed Up,’ Expects New State Agency to Improve Water Management

In marking the merger of two water-focused state agencies, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday said he and other farmers “messed up” in managing water resources. “What’s really, really important is...

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When federal funding falls off the table: birdlandfarm.com/f/conservat…
Conservation on Your Own

Conservation on Your Own

Do-it-yourself practices are still in style for saving soil and water

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Far from the madding crowd: birdlandfarm.com/f/looking-f…
Looking for Laplands

Looking for Laplands

One of the beauties of learning about birding is the sense of geography that accompanies the process. It’s not long into the learning curve that you start studying maps showing a species’ breeding,...

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"Everyone has a tree story." birdlandfarm.com/f/telling-t…
Telling tree stories

Telling tree stories

"Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons."

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A bit about a book. birdlandfarm.com/f/a-hauntin…
A haunting look at agriculture

A haunting look at agriculture

In her new novel, The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich sets mainstream production agriculture as the backdrop to an entertaining story that is at once tragic and uplifting.

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