I was sad to read the letter that said that chipmunks were rats with stripes. My chipmunks aren’t like that, although maybe I just have a better kind here.  more

Please note that chipmunks are related to squirrels but not part of the squirrel family. Chipmunks are part of the rat family. Chipmunks are rats with stripes. They cause lots of damage to cars, … more

Private benefit amid public squalor I write in response to Betty Sutliff’s  “My View” about fracking in the Delaware River Basin. She argues that Pennsylvania’s … more

Climate change calls for education, accepting responsibility Congratulations on the recent major promotion of sustainability in the River Reporter. Here at Apple Pond Farm and Renewable Energy … more