A poem by J. Indigo Eriksen written on behalf of Piney Grove Preserve, which is protected by The Nature Conservancy of Virginia. It appears in the anthology, “Writing the Land: Virginia” (Northfield, MA: NatureCulture, 2024), which is part of NatureCulture’s Writing the Land project.
(www.writingtheland.org)

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Writing the Land is a collaborative outreach and fundraising project for land protection organizations hosted by NatureCulture. Through our anthologies, poets help raise awareness of the importance of land conservation, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Writing the Land is an attempt to honor nature and our relationship with it in a way that is as equitable and transparent as it is deep and entangled. As poets and advocates, we declare our intention that the scope of this project be as inclusive—to humans and places—as we hope the mantle of protection that land trusts offer can be. Our work in writing the land will never be complete but rather gains strength, depth, beauty, and energy from a multitude of voices.

Learn more about Writing the Land: www.writingtheland.org
Where to buy past WTL anthologies: https://www.nature-culture.net/wtlpur...
And about other projects from NatureCulture: www.nature-culture.net

Artwork: Martin Bridge, www.thebridgebrothers.com
Film by: The Nature Imaginarium, www.natureimaginarium.com
Videography by: Daniel White