As I write, sunbeams stream through my window and I revel in our snow-free yard, a mid-November rarity. We’ve had a balmy few days, and my husband Jerry has both biked and kayaked this week. I’m a little jealous. My activities have been limited to long walks and running around the thrift store. We still have our dock out, a favor for a few friends who’ve stationed their fishing boat on it for easy access to their whitefish nets, which have to be checked every twenty-four hours. We might make it another week before the ice sets in. Hopefully. It would be a challenge to pull our dock out after the ice sets in, which I remember happening quickly the past few years.

Beaver: Adaptations Beaver are far more than just another warm blood mammal. They are very well designed for their lifestyle and have numerous adaptations that help them survive in their aquatic habitat.

On October 10th the City of Duluth, Ecolibrium3 and the Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) co-hosted a historic meeting in Duluth which highlighted Duluth’s participation in the DOE Community Local Energy Action Program (C-LEAP). Duluth is one of 16 US cities initially participating in this project, developing plans to achieve a 50 percent reduction in 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) by 2030 and a “Net Zero“ level of GHG by 2050 to meet our 2015 UN Paris Climate Accord commitments.

Why is it Still November? I like November. Fall is in full swing.