Lena Olson

The Ecology of Perception: Cultivating Attention in a Living World

On birch trees and connecting to our Axis Mundi

Apr 5 • Boreal Folkways

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March 2026

Field Notes: Snow Geese

Migrations Along the Backbone of the World

Mar 26 • Boreal Folkways

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Field Notes: Glacial Awareness

Lessons from Painting a Glacier

Mar 22 • Boreal Folkways

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The Ecology of Perception: We Are Losing the Words for the Living World

On glaciers, language, and the loss of ecological perception

Mar 18 • Boreal Folkways

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Wild-crafting a Potent Herbal Medicine

Aches, sprains, strains, chapped skin, burns, herpes sores and even hemorrhoids...this salve can do it all.

Mar 3 • Boreal Folkways

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February 2026

Alchemy and Folklore for Fiery Times

A commentary on the times: Native American Resistance for Everyone, Joanna Macy and land-based practices for grief and rage.

Feb 21 • Boreal Folkways

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January 2026

A Poet Born from Utter Darkness

Old wisdom from a Welsh myth

Jan 3 • Boreal Folkways

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December 2025

The Woman Who Married a Bear: Mytho-poesis and Wildcrafting Ethics

“I’ve heard the bears aren’t asleep yet.” I stand at the window, watching an unseasonable deluge of rain pour into the swelling Swan River.

Dec 12, 2025 • Boreal Folkways

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November 2025

The Art of Falling Apart

Practicing decomposition as a way to belong to the land—and each other. What hide tanning taught me about being human.

Nov 12, 2025 • Boreal Folkways

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