Germany

05/01/1992
In the Fatherland of Forestry: Baron Alexander von Elverfeldt and Castle Canstein
Castle Canstein - Central Germany
Castle Canstein – Central Germany

This article was published in American Forests, 1992.

The goals and dreams of the Baron of Castle Canstein reflect lessons learned over centuries of forest use and abuse.

“With a huge key, the Baron unlocked the heavy wood door. The room in the …

06/01/1995
What did you do in the War, Mommy? An Essay to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Dachau Palace in Munich Germany - Shutterstock
Dachau Palace in Munich Germany

This essay was published in Sojourner, 1995.

An Essay to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II.

“From the upland gardens of Dachau Palace, the city of Munich, where I was born in 1948, unfurls like a scroll along a …

06/01/1997
Sylvan Regards: Germany’s 1,000 Year-Old Oaks
Ancient Ivanacker Oaks in Germany
Ancient Ivanacker Oaks in Germany

This article was published in American Forests, Summer 1997.

The stuff of legends, Germany’s 1,000 year-old oaks have thrived through centuries of foragers, wars, and political change.

“In the former East Germany resides a stand of trees older even than the 1,000-year-old state …

02/01/2014
In the Fatherland of Forestry: Time Travels through the German Wild
Featured Image: Uwe Galonska, supervising a timber operation, is Holger’s twin brother and also a forester.
Featured Image: Uwe Galonska, supervising a timber operation, is Holger’s twin brother and also a forester.

Original essay written in 2014 describing changes in former East Germany since I first visited there in 1991.

“Don’t worry about the land mines,” said Holger Galonska, district forester for the former East German

10/01/2014
Life, Love, and Forestry: Travels in Germany as a Tribute to Carl Alwin Schenk
Chris in a German municipal forest on the SAF Tour, wearing the traditional German Forester’s Tracht (uniform) she inherited from her East German forester friend Christine Neise.
Chris in a German municipal forest on the SAF Tour, wearing the traditional German Forester’s Tracht (uniform) she inherited from her East German forester friend Christine Neise.

This article was commissioned by the Society of American Foresters and published in the SAF’s The Forestry Source. 

“‘It’s the trip …

03/01/2020
The Grimm Brothers’ Worst Nightmare: Wolves Thriving in Germany
Kindergarten teachers perform a skit of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf on Grandparent’s Day.
Kindergarten teachers perform a skit of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf on Grandparent’s Day.

“The Grimm Brothers’ Worst Nightmare: Wolves Thriving in Germany” was published in Rewilding Earth, March 2020. Inexplicably, this story gained me an invitation to join the Rewilding Leadership Council, which …