#32 Barn Quilt Pioneers

Welcome to Episode #32, Barn Quilt Pioneers. What happens when an age-old art form and a means of cultural expression morphs, and migrates, and transforms itself, at the hands of a new generation, into a new art form? Well, you have something pretty special. And that’s exactly what has happened with the concept and implementation … Continue reading #32 Barn Quilt Pioneers

#31 The Civil War & the Jones-Imboden Raid, with Guest Jim Rada

Hello, and welcome to Wildfulness Episode #31, I'm Lisa Cole, your guide and host, and today we're exploring the sights, the sounds, and the sympathies of Western Maryland during the Civil War. As we draw close to April, we remember the Jones-Imboden Raid that took place in Oakland on April 23, 1863, and what it meant … Continue reading #31 The Civil War & the Jones-Imboden Raid, with Guest Jim Rada

#30 The Ruffed Grouse in MD: A Bird in Decline & Why We Should Care

Hello there, and welcome to Episode #30 on the Ruffed Grouse, about that plump little partridge, his sorry state of affairs these days, and why we should care. I first heard of the Ruffed Grouse when researching our previous episode on the Mt. Nebo Wildlife Management Area off of Route 219 just north of Oakland. That managed … Continue reading #30 The Ruffed Grouse in MD: A Bird in Decline & Why We Should Care