Rob Kesselring's Blog

Off to the Big Thicket

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I have been a bad blogger. Life got in the way. I have had the good luck to speak at the Indy Quiet Sports Expo, the Duluth Pack Store travel series and Canoecopia where I had a chance to sit next to Becky Mason who was selling her splendid new freestyle canoeing DVD. But now it is time to put the paddle in the water. I was invited to join a trip to the Big Thicket swamp in SE Texas. ...

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changing our roles as wilderness advocates

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Interesting article on front page of Pioneer Press today, Sunday 1/8/12, from the Washington Post, “If we can fix the world, should we?”

It addresses the emerging need to “manage” ecosystems in the post-wild world. As inept as humans have been in the past in attempts to positively manipulate the natural world, I think we need to try again. Aggressive fire suppression in the caribou range of the sub-arctic being one example, clearing blowdowns and careful reseeding efforts after BWCA fires ...
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The Website

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The Website

Just about ready to go public in a major way with the Website. Those of you that have followed me over the years and have noticed that my old rk.com site has been down for six months, thank you for your patience. Putting this website and blog together reminds me of my Thekehili canoe trip many years ago in the Canadian sub-arctic. It was a route and a river that even the most accomplished of arctic canoeists had never even ...

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Website Taking Shape

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Happy to announce that by midnight tonight most of my new website will be up and running. I especially want to draw your attention to the “guided canoe trip” section. These are going to be some terrific trips. I hope people don’t think they are too expensive. Actually they are running about 50% below market, but I know many of the people that follow my adventures are not ...

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Rob Kesselring’s New Website and Blog

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This is my new blog and website. As of today, December 15, you can see that most of it is under construction. Terry Rasmussen is helping me with the design of the website and how to make changes and posts. I am technology impaired but Terry knows his stuff and I hope soon to have a functional site that is ready to roll. The purpose of the site will be to informally share information about my professional company, Uncommon Seminars ...

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