Basic Income

After 1 year, Denver Basic Income Project finds significant improvements in housing outcomes

The Denver Basic Income Project has published findings after the first year of the program. The project is a first of its kind that looks into the impact of guaranteed income on homelessness.

Project leaders partnered with the University of Denver's Center for Housing and Homelessness and released the results of its Year One quantitative and qualitative findings on Tuesday.

During the first year, those in the program reported using their funds to meet their dire and basic needs. Those needs include transportation, hygiene, groceries, and clothes. Others focused on using the funds to catch up on bills, rent, debt, healthcare, and car repair.

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American Climate Corps

White House swears in first class of American Climate Corps

The Biden administration on Tuesday swore in the first class of the American Climate Corps, a federal program that is meant to place young people in the clean energy, conservation and climate resilience sectors.


We need all the help we can get. This is a good start. It will be difficult to sustain in today's society, but a worthy effort.

Hobbies: Watercolor Painting

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This batch features hobbies.

Watercolor painting is a hobby of making pictures with water-soluble, usually translucent pigments. It is the most affordable type of painting and also the most portable. It works great both indoors and out.

On Dreamwidth, see crafty, drawesome, naarmamo, and nacramamo for inspiration.

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and warm, less hot and muggy than yesterday.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of mixed blackbirds foraging in the short grass, and in the forest garden a large flock of mixed sparrows and house finches, a mourning dove, a lady cardinal, a grackle, and a fox squirrel.

I put out water for the birds and watered a few plants.

All three of the ice plants are blooming.  :D  The cucumber plant has little cukes on it.  

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I sprayed weeds in the savanna and prairie garden.

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I trimmed brush along the path into the ritual meadow.

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I trimmed weeds around the septic garden.

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I watered the tower strip and the septic garden.

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I watered the monarch strip, bluestem strip, and seedlings in the savanna.

EDIT 6/27/24 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and grass patch.

Fireflies are coming out.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Nature Reserves

Size matters: How massive protected areas are the best solution to ensure the survival of endangered wildlife

The American Prairie initiative is working to create a protected zone of prairie grassland the size of Connecticut by knitting together public and private lands where ranchers and others are still working.

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