Wild Bog Tea

Wild Bog Tea

I wrote Wild Bog Tea as a plea to preserve Blaney Bog.  This rare and hidden wetland, located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, was slated for an industrial cranberry operation.  Members of the Pitt Polder Preservation Society and myself launched a grassroots campaign...
Miracle at Willowcreek

Miracle at Willowcreek

Miracle of Willowcreek is based on my experiences fighting another development proposal on the Pitt Polder.  In the novel, the main character, Tess, and her friends take a courageous stand against developers in order to save a small flock of Sandhill cranes. When Tess...
The Princess Who Danced With Cranes

The Princess Who Danced With Cranes

When Swan-set Bay Resort proposed to build a golf course in the Pitt Polder, I wrote a fairytale about the detrimental effects of golf courses on wetlands.  The Pitt Polder is a lowland area in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, about 46 kilometres east of Vancouver. ...

Circle of Cranes Book

Circle of Cranes is a story of Suyin, a 13-year old orphan who has a mysterious connection to the cranes in her small Chinese village. When a human smuggler or snakehead arrives promising riches in America, the villagers elect Suyin to go as their benefactress. But...

Circle of Cranes Book

Circle of Cranes is a story of Suyin, a 13-year old orphan who has a mysterious connection to the cranes in her small Chinese village. When a human smuggler or snakehead arrives promising riches in America, the villagers elect Suyin to go as their benefactress. But...