Know Your Forest: All About Delaware State Forest
This featured photo, “Down ‘n’ Out” by Nicholas A. Tonelli is licensed by CC. BY 2.0. “When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac The forests surrounding the Lehigh Valley are home to many species of wildlife…
Save Our Swifts: The Role of Chimneys in Swift Habitats
These days, chimneys tend to be a part of a home we don’t think much about. Chimneys are simply decorative, rather than functional and necessary parts of the home. But chimneys are actually a fundamental habitat for another creature that they weren’t originally designed for. Chimneys are a central part of the larger ecosystem for…
Review: IceHouse Tonight’s “Dogcatcher”
As national news outlets highlight the efforts of lawmakers to protect voting rights, artists and activists from Bethlehem’s IceHouse Tonight have…
Lehigh Valley Environmentalism and Equity in the Outdoors
The Lehigh Valley Sierra Club’s recent meeting was a workshop-style dialogue for Sierra Club members to consider equity in the outdoors.…
Save Our Swifts: Civic Development For the Birds
The swirling hurricane of thousands of tiny black birds plunging into the Masonic Temple chimney at the gateway to the southside…
Basement Poetry Presents: “BLK Rage Poem” by kiki nicole
*this poem was originally published in The Shade Journal “BLK Rage Poem” Lyrics: About kiki nicole: kiki nicole (they/them) is a…
Basement Poetry Presents: “What have you lost?” by Kevelis Matthews-Alvarado
“What have you lost?” Performance: “What have you lost?” Lyrics: “What have you lost” is not a question i ask myself on a daily…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Unite” by Baby the Poet
Live Performance of “Unite” “Unite” Lyrics Today I might make you Uncomfortable or feel away With some of the things Ive…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Black Lives Matter” by Zena Goodwin
“Black Lives Matter” Lyrics Whenever I state that “Black lives matter,” the words “All lives matter" get hurled back and they…
Basement Poetry Presents: “The Freedom Dream” by kiki nicole
Let me compare myself to my black ass self: -Thiahera Nurse “The Freedom Dream” There is a queerness to my survival—I…