Kacey StewartGetting to Know the PlaceEvery morning, I walk the perimeter of my property. Me and the dog make our way through the morning sun; often following our tracks in the…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Kacey StewartRushing to DelayWe live in a fast-paced world. There’s a cliché for you. But it feels true. The news cycle, the markets, the fashions, everything seems to…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Kacey StewartTalking About WhalesI recently attended a National Geographic Live event featuring underwater photographer Brian Skerry. It was a full house with about 800 in…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Kacey StewartFuel and FaithOnce a week, I drive through the Tonawanda Seneca Nation on my way to work. I do it to skip the toll and save around thirty cents a gallon…Mar 2, 2023Mar 2, 2023
Kacey StewartLet Them Keep Their SecretsIn recent years, there has been a flood of books on plants and animals claiming to show their “secret worlds” or “hidden lives” or…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Kacey StewartLeaving the CountryIn 1971, my grandparents bought a newly-built home on the then-outskirts of the Philadelphia suburbs. It’s hard to imagine now, but friends…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
Kacey StewartRural Aesthetics and ViolenceFarm land is often considered beautiful. Look at that pretty farm! This is beautiful country! What is it that attracts us to these spaces…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
Kacey StewartWide Empty SpacesI’m on a cruise down the Chester River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and one of my fellow passengers points to the shoreline, “it’s so…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Kacey StewartTrips to the TuckahoeLike shad to the ancestral source, I find myself drawn to the Tuckahoe. My grandmother was born along its banks. Her grandfather fished its…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
Kacey StewartPlace-Based Education in a Virtual WorldLike many other educators, I am struggling with the challenges of teaching in an online environment for the first time. This can be a…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020