I signed up for Cloudflare after hearing Matthew Prince interviewed by @kevinroose.com and @caseynewton.bsky.social. I maintain a website about trees that helps me sell my books, but my work is being stolen by trillion dollar AI companies. I'm too small to sue, so this is my act of resistance.

I took Ismaila Alfa from CBC Fresh Air on an old growth walk in Toronto. Here's a link to the audio
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

This used to be gout weed. Now it's ostrich fern, wild ginger, woolly violet, bottlebrush grass, bloodroot, and zigzag goldenrod. Competitive natives that crowd out the goutweed from recolonising. And beautiful!

Branches of an old growth white oak in Toronto

Just saw this generous, detailed book review from @janleewriter.bsky.social on @earthorg.bsky.social. While I'm ok with toiling in obscurity, words of appreciation feel good. earth.org/book-reviews...

I'm having a book launch party at the wonderful Take Cover Books in Peterborough this Friday Feb 7. I'll give a little presentation, then we'll eat snacks and chat and whatever else you do at a book launch. More here takecoverbooks.ca/events

In response to an article by @ptbocurrents.bsky.social I wrote out some thoughts on forestry in Algonquin, posted here www.oldgrowth.ca/forestry-in-...