MaLode Urges Eco-Approach to Health
The Mother Lode River Center was officially formed in January 2000 with the addition of the Outdoor Education Program and Challenge Ropes Course. This article is reposted each season as a reminder of our ongoing commitment to its founding principles. Some of the statistics in this article have changed over the last 24 years. However […]
Evolution: A Memorial to Salmon
The drive on Highway 49 from Auburn to Yosemite is particularly spectacular in late May just before Memorial Day. Winding through the Sierra foothills, the road twists and turns through luxuriant shades of green punctuated by the brilliant gold of poppies and the deep purples of lupine. As one leaves the beauty of the American […]
Health in Nature: The Science
In his book, The Creation, Dr. E.O. Wilson engages in a dialogue with an imaginary preacher in order to argue persuasively that both science and religion have compelling reasons to support the good stewardship and preservation of Nature. He defines Nature as “the original environment and its life forms before human impact”. As one of […]
Tell Me Sweet Little Lies…..
Emily Underwood is now an editor for the American Academy of Science’s Annual Reviews Knowable magazine in addition to being a Mom, kayaker, river guide and avid river lover. Here are her thoughts from 2016 while at the High Country News about bottled water which—- ‘has never made sense. The fact is it has always […]
Imagine Simpler Living – Visit our Yurt This Summer
Our sedentary culture seems to nurse a love of thick-walled boxes that makes us leery of impermanent housing. Who hasn’t sneered at the man who lives in a van down by the river? But river guides will attest to the freedom and joy of transitioning from a stuffy winter box every spring into an airy, […]
