Katrina Martich

Fifty-three years and counting. That’s how many years it’s been since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. On that day, Walter Cronkite...

I can’t see a bus go by without the refrain from “Another One Rides the Bus” by Weird Al Yankovic going through my head. “Another comes...

July 4th has come and gone, and I’m still thinking about our country. This year the holiday was more reflective than festive for me. I...

Last week was hard. It started with Monday, when I submitted the form to make my engineering license inactive. The decision is an...

Spring is coming, and with it a new home for me. I’m moving to Spokane, WA. I’m excited about this move and its potential for my quality...

In A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold wrote about land not as something you stand on or own, but rather as a place created by a living...

I live on a collector street for my neighborhood, which means I’m continuously picking up litter from the street and my yard. Mostly it’s...

John O’Donohue was a priest and philosophical theologian from County Clare, Ireland. His faith was influenced by his Celtic heritage and...

I’m a lazy gardener. “Gardener” is not even the correct term for what I do, which is mostly puttering. I check on plants to see how...

The Living Connected focus for November 2021 is food. It starts with a first-of-the-month blog post that reflects on the fruit we eat....

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about names. It started when I was walking along a creek and noticed the difference in my perspective...

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. For September 2021, our focus is on the living beings...

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. Plants are the focus of our practice for July 2021....

What does it mean to resist even when you know you can’t overcome injustice? I heard this question last week while part of a group...

My first of the month blog posts are dedicated to the practice of Living Connected. Soil is the focus of our practice for June 2021....

Where do you go for retreat and renewal? I seek out natural areas. Unlike the built environment of people, where I just feel “small,” the...

Land, and its importance to people, is an ancient story. In its simplest definition, land is the dry ground on which we stand. It’s the...

Much of the U.S. is in record-setting cold and snow as I write this blog post. Birds who migrated to my area of Texas for winter are now...

A study by the Pew Research Center indicates about three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are concerned about protecting the environment;...

“I don’t have time for this!” I wanted to yell, as I stood at the kitchen counter tearing an egg carton apart, so I could put it in the...