Woman Eco-Information Warrior Strikes

OK, so the title of this one is a bit overstated. I'm definitely not alone in the promotion of positive changes for the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area nor any other part of the lake and it's unique habitat.

I'm in love with Caddo Lake. I'm in love with the culture of the Caddo tribe from history and today, and I'm in love with the idea that the land left over from a place that made warheads can become a center for peace, nature, animals and people to enjoy them.

And I feel like I have to write about it or burst from my desire to have people understand how precious, how delicate and wonderful this lake and its eco-system are.


All these happy feelings come from a World Wetlands Day meeting held in Karnack, Texas, last night for stakeholders to the lake. Only the most dedicated were in attendance as the weather was bitterly cold. But the meeting was a good way for one committee to remind the other groups of their intents, accomplishments and hopes. I always leave meetings like that jazzed about what is coming up next and do my level best to make all of them want to call me as it's happening. Reporting with up to date information and catching them in the act for live-shot photos is hard sometimes, but I always get to see the coolest shit.

I've lived in this region, what used to be held by the Caddo, for my whole life. I would swear I have seen their ghosts traveling lost along new highways and heard their prayers whisper across the age of white people in America. I've never doubted that this land was blessed and, somehow, tightly woven prayers for ages past still protect it. I wonder if others have had that same thought. It was a passing thing, something that really just made me pause to acknowledge it. These little truths that don't have to be proven are things that I include in the muse. Sometimes they are a premonition, just popping through, and sometimes they are a link to history floating in the air around us.

I've not been promoting my blog out lately, but if you happen to stumble upon it in the interest of the lake, then please feel free to write to me and to share your news about the lake, your love for it and any project or event for gathering people there.

This is your time. This is my time. We are now, and living in the moment at Caddo Lake is one of the most divine experiences I've had. That's why I can't wait to share it.