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Environmental and Agricultural Lawyer who operates Snow Creek Ranch | Snow Creek Clydesdales

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The Cows — It was right around this time 12 years ago that I was walking across a pasture in Geraldine, with a notepad and pen, making a list of every cow in my Dad’s herd. That morning, I had been driving to my law office in Birmingham when my Mother had called to say that my Dad had been shot; and that I had to get there as quickly as I could. I’ve often said those cows saved me. Instead of worrying about all the things I could not control, including my own emotions, my focus was on my Dad’s lifelong pride and joy: his herd of cattle. Living, breathing, sentient beings who were now in my care, to make the best or the worst of it. My advocacy to save rural land and to hold on to farms is connected to that day as well; knowing that individually, or collectively, we may all need a place to heal one day from this chaotic world. This evening, as the sun goes down, I’ll walk back out to the pasture and look at the cows. And I’ll think of my Dad — and how, together, we have made the best of it.

The Cows — It was right around this time 12 years ago that I was walking across a pasture in Geraldine, with a notepad and pen, making a list of every cow in my Dad’s herd. That morning, I had been driving to my law office in Birmingham when my Mother had called to say that my Dad had been shot; and that I had to get there as quickly as I could. I’ve often said those cows saved me. Instead of worrying about all the things I could not control, including my own emotions, my focus was on my Dad’s lifelong pride and joy: his herd of cattle. Living, breathing, sentient beings who were now in my care, to make the best or the worst of it. My advocacy to save rural land and to hold on to farms is connected to that day as well; knowing that individually, or collectively, we may all need a place to heal one day from this chaotic world. This evening, as the sun goes down, I’ll walk back out to the pasture and look at the cows. And I’ll think of my Dad — and how, together, we have made the best of it.

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Five years ago, I couldn’t imagine getting so excited over a Big Tree — but now I’m giddy when I come across a 200+ year old giant with the potential to be a Tennessee State Champion Tree for its species. Stay tuned!! Any guesses as to the species of the Tree?

Five years ago, I couldn’t imagine getting so excited over a Big Tree — but now I’m giddy when I come across a 200+ year old giant with the potential to be a Tennessee State Champion Tree for its species. Stay tuned!! Any guesses as to the species of the Tree?

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Per company policy, anytime there is a rainbow, a new llama comes to the farm ~ meet Millie Bobby Brown, who will join pasture-mates Betty White and Crystal Blue

Per company policy, anytime there is a rainbow, a new llama comes to the farm ~ meet Millie Bobby Brown, who will join pasture-mates Betty White and Crystal Blue

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Duck River, Tennessee — This is the future intake location for the Duck River Pipeline set to draw 32 million gallons per day out of the fragile Duck River, heralded as North America’s most biodiverse river. Residents in the Duck River Basin are pushing back on the land and water grab by the City of Columbia, TN that is part of a $520 Million project to be financed by the ratepayers with rate increases for drinking water set to go into effect today, March 1, 2026. #TheGreatWaterHeist 🇺🇸 🎼 : the marshall tucker band

Duck River, Tennessee — This is the future intake location for the Duck River Pipeline set to draw 32 million gallons per day out of the fragile Duck River, heralded as North America’s most biodiverse river. Residents in the Duck River Basin are pushing back on the land and water grab by the City of Columbia, TN that is part of a $520 Million project to be financed by the ratepayers with rate increases for drinking water set to go into effect today, March 1, 2026. #TheGreatWaterHeist 🇺🇸 🎼 : the marshall tucker band

69,368 次观看 • 7 个月前

‘The Imminence of Eminent Domain’ The Bell Farm || Williamsport, Tennessee Runtime : 8 mins, 42 secs ——— In Maury County, along the path of a proposed 17-mile Pipeline to the Duck River, there are 38 parcel holders who remain; with Columbia Power & Water Systems (CPWS) now threatening to use Eminent Domain if the affected landowners do not acquiesce to ‘voluntarily’ sell acreage and extended construction zone easements, along with road frontage, fences, and tree lines, in some cases within the next 15 days. The path of the Pipeline is set to cut cross and slice up farmland in Maury County that has been in families for generations, with the Bell Farm in Williamsport being one of those, purchased by Bobby Bell’s grandfather Eugene back in 1928. Earlier this week, I sat down with Bobby Bell to talk about the history of the Bell Farm and his perspective as a landowner that is under the threat of Eminent Domain from the City of Columbia for land sought for the Duck River Pipeline, projected to siphon 32 Million Gallons of water per day. #TheGreatWaterHeist

‘The Imminence of Eminent Domain’ The Bell Farm || Williamsport, Tennessee Runtime : 8 mins, 42 secs ——— In Maury County, along the path of a proposed 17-mile Pipeline to the Duck River, there are 38 parcel holders who remain; with Columbia Power & Water Systems (CPWS) now threatening to use Eminent Domain if the affected landowners do not acquiesce to ‘voluntarily’ sell acreage and extended construction zone easements, along with road frontage, fences, and tree lines, in some cases within the next 15 days. The path of the Pipeline is set to cut cross and slice up farmland in Maury County that has been in families for generations, with the Bell Farm in Williamsport being one of those, purchased by Bobby Bell’s grandfather Eugene back in 1928. Earlier this week, I sat down with Bobby Bell to talk about the history of the Bell Farm and his perspective as a landowner that is under the threat of Eminent Domain from the City of Columbia for land sought for the Duck River Pipeline, projected to siphon 32 Million Gallons of water per day. #TheGreatWaterHeist

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If Farm Bureau has their way, Tennessee will become the first State to give Legal Immunity to these Chemical Companies; The Bill will be taken up this week, and honestly, unless something changes, it is likely to pass. Anna Matson and I discuss here —

If Farm Bureau has their way, Tennessee will become the first State to give Legal Immunity to these Chemical Companies; The Bill will be taken up this week, and honestly, unless something changes, it is likely to pass. Anna Matson and I discuss here —

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I was one of many voices who spoke out on this issue before Columbia’s City Council; But as I noted in my 3 minutes of limited time, the City has Council Members with direct conflicts who refuse to abstain on the $520 Million Dollar Duck River Pipeline.

I was one of many voices who spoke out on this issue before Columbia’s City Council; But as I noted in my 3 minutes of limited time, the City has Council Members with direct conflicts who refuse to abstain on the $520 Million Dollar Duck River Pipeline.

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From last night ~ Tucking Harlan in on his first night 🦙 In case you have never heard them, llamas communicate by humming / listen to him :)

From last night ~ Tucking Harlan in on his first night 🦙 In case you have never heard them, llamas communicate by humming / listen to him :)

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Woke up this morning thinking someone was trying to break into the house — nope; it was this damn cat trying to help himself to the club crackers

Woke up this morning thinking someone was trying to break into the house — nope; it was this damn cat trying to help himself to the club crackers

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#TheGreatWaterHeist The Rural Route: We can now confirm that Columbia Power & Water Systems has used the threat of EMINENT DOMAIN for at least THREE (3) YEARS to intimidate landowners in Maury County, Tennessee into selling them their land - long before they had obtained the requisite approval to operate (or construct) the Duck River Pipeline. Seemingly, their goal was to intimidate rural residents into a belief that the Pipeline crossing their farms was inevitable; convincing many of those landowners to “voluntarily” grant easements and/or sell acreage; CPWS then used that data as self-serving support for a purported “shovel ready” project, representing they owned 60% of the land needed for the Pipeline (while never informing the public of the means to that end). —— We have reached a critical juncture here where the leadership of CPWS, CEO Jonathan Hardin and Vice President of Water Resources Matt Wheeler, should come forward and present the truth of how this was allowed to occur on their watch — from the threats to use Eminent Domain to allowing the water capacity to reach 93% while still handing out permits, those two individuals should be answering some hard questions. This is a $520 Million crisis, by their own figures, and the people they are forcing to pay that debt are owed an explanation as to who put us in that position; and why there was such desperation they felt compelled to threaten the land of our friends and neighbors. When you start taking away property rights, it does not sit well with the honest, hardworking people of our communities who know full well the history here, where people fought and died for this land, with much of the path of the Duck River Pipeline situated along land that was deeded for Revolutionary War Service. The current leadership of the City of Columbia may not take those issues seriously, but I can assure them that there are plenty of people here who still do. Hardin and Wheeler should address all of this or they should resign; and at this point, it’s really that simple. - Dustin

#TheGreatWaterHeist The Rural Route: We can now confirm that Columbia Power & Water Systems has used the threat of EMINENT DOMAIN for at least THREE (3) YEARS to intimidate landowners in Maury County, Tennessee into selling them their land - long before they had obtained the requisite approval to operate (or construct) the Duck River Pipeline. Seemingly, their goal was to intimidate rural residents into a belief that the Pipeline crossing their farms was inevitable; convincing many of those landowners to “voluntarily” grant easements and/or sell acreage; CPWS then used that data as self-serving support for a purported “shovel ready” project, representing they owned 60% of the land needed for the Pipeline (while never informing the public of the means to that end). —— We have reached a critical juncture here where the leadership of CPWS, CEO Jonathan Hardin and Vice President of Water Resources Matt Wheeler, should come forward and present the truth of how this was allowed to occur on their watch — from the threats to use Eminent Domain to allowing the water capacity to reach 93% while still handing out permits, those two individuals should be answering some hard questions. This is a $520 Million crisis, by their own figures, and the people they are forcing to pay that debt are owed an explanation as to who put us in that position; and why there was such desperation they felt compelled to threaten the land of our friends and neighbors. When you start taking away property rights, it does not sit well with the honest, hardworking people of our communities who know full well the history here, where people fought and died for this land, with much of the path of the Duck River Pipeline situated along land that was deeded for Revolutionary War Service. The current leadership of the City of Columbia may not take those issues seriously, but I can assure them that there are plenty of people here who still do. Hardin and Wheeler should address all of this or they should resign; and at this point, it’s really that simple. - Dustin

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Nashville, TN || State House Disgusting — Some tomfoolery afoot from these two, which is no surprise — Rep. Chris Todd and sidekick Rusty Grills pushing an amendment to the Scenic River Bill that provides an exception for hazardous waste landfills; Todd, a former TDEC environmental specialist (yep, TDEC), brought the amendment forward in what one could assume is an effort to eliminate the only buffer standing between the Duck River and the mass-scale contamination event that may or may not be caused by whoever it is that is whispering in Chris Todd’s ear. As for Rusty Grills, you may remember his name from such Greatest Hits as the Pesticide Immunity Bill sponsored by Bayer & the Modern Monsanto Alliance. Imagine growing up to protect Landfills and Pesticide Manufacturers instead of Rivers and Human Beings; Disgusting. ——— It just takes one minute to tell everyone on the Tennessee House Agriculture Subcommittee how you feel; click below:

Nashville, TN || State House Disgusting — Some tomfoolery afoot from these two, which is no surprise — Rep. Chris Todd and sidekick Rusty Grills pushing an amendment to the Scenic River Bill that provides an exception for hazardous waste landfills; Todd, a former TDEC environmental specialist (yep, TDEC), brought the amendment forward in what one could assume is an effort to eliminate the only buffer standing between the Duck River and the mass-scale contamination event that may or may not be caused by whoever it is that is whispering in Chris Todd’s ear. As for Rusty Grills, you may remember his name from such Greatest Hits as the Pesticide Immunity Bill sponsored by Bayer & the Modern Monsanto Alliance. Imagine growing up to protect Landfills and Pesticide Manufacturers instead of Rivers and Human Beings; Disgusting. ——— It just takes one minute to tell everyone on the Tennessee House Agriculture Subcommittee how you feel; click below:

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Mount Pleasant, Tennessee — #MountSaintPleasant #BlastToBuild 💥 How would you like to have listened to this noise for the past 115 days? And that’s not to mention the blasting that is rattling homes here, but just take a listen to this nonstop, fingernails-on-a-chalkboard rock grinding.

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee — #MountSaintPleasant #BlastToBuild 💥 How would you like to have listened to this noise for the past 115 days? And that’s not to mention the blasting that is rattling homes here, but just take a listen to this nonstop, fingernails-on-a-chalkboard rock grinding.

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Columbia, TN (Maury County) — My speech before the County Commission’s Admin Committee this past Tuesday night, in which I detailed one of the ways that developers are evading Planning Commission review to build unapproved subdivisions; After the meeting, I was informed that my speech had violated the County Commission Rules by referencing conduct engaged in by a County Commissioner. I was also advised that a County Commissioner had demanded to know why I was not called out of order. I would encourage those Commissioners to review the United States Constitution prior to the County Commission Meeting to be held on March 16, 2026. I would also encourage the Public to attend and make clear to these elected officials that we have no intent to give up our First Amendment rights in this County; those who would advocate to silence the speech of the Public have no place serving on the Commission. — DK

Columbia, TN (Maury County) — My speech before the County Commission’s Admin Committee this past Tuesday night, in which I detailed one of the ways that developers are evading Planning Commission review to build unapproved subdivisions; After the meeting, I was informed that my speech had violated the County Commission Rules by referencing conduct engaged in by a County Commissioner. I was also advised that a County Commissioner had demanded to know why I was not called out of order. I would encourage those Commissioners to review the United States Constitution prior to the County Commission Meeting to be held on March 16, 2026. I would also encourage the Public to attend and make clear to these elected officials that we have no intent to give up our First Amendment rights in this County; those who would advocate to silence the speech of the Public have no place serving on the Commission. — DK

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Mount Pleasant Tennessee #BeforeTheBlast 💥 || ‘Wait for It’ This is the last case we can take for awhile; because honestly we are spread a little too thin right now — but we just got the first video of one of these wall-shaking blasts that have been going on at Mount Pleasant for months now; multiple times per day. Ashley Posey and I took the pics at a home that is less than 1,000 feet from the blast site; and it seems reasonable to ask, is this just to clear a pad to build houses? I’m not sure I fully grasped how serious the blasts were until watching this video that was sent to us earlier tonight; watch til the end to get a real time, natural reaction that makes a pretty compelling case that this is not something that should have occurred multiple times per day now for months. Poor buddies — and for good measure, this site is by a school and nursing home too. If you have video or audio of these blasts (by cell or Ring camera or Sony Walkman), we would love to have a copy - thank you! Dustin

Mount Pleasant Tennessee #BeforeTheBlast 💥 || ‘Wait for It’ This is the last case we can take for awhile; because honestly we are spread a little too thin right now — but we just got the first video of one of these wall-shaking blasts that have been going on at Mount Pleasant for months now; multiple times per day. Ashley Posey and I took the pics at a home that is less than 1,000 feet from the blast site; and it seems reasonable to ask, is this just to clear a pad to build houses? I’m not sure I fully grasped how serious the blasts were until watching this video that was sent to us earlier tonight; watch til the end to get a real time, natural reaction that makes a pretty compelling case that this is not something that should have occurred multiple times per day now for months. Poor buddies — and for good measure, this site is by a school and nursing home too. If you have video or audio of these blasts (by cell or Ring camera or Sony Walkman), we would love to have a copy - thank you! Dustin

12,863 次观看 • 4 个月前

HEADLINE: TENNESSEE FARMERS WIN THE DAY!!! #SaveOurFarms 🇺🇸🌾

HEADLINE: TENNESSEE FARMERS WIN THE DAY!!! #SaveOurFarms 🇺🇸🌾

35,311 次观看 • 2 年前

Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a special treat tonight, as @TheHangryOkie messaged me earlier today that he had put pen to paper on a song for Herschel, the newest bottle baby calf at Snow Creek; And I’ll just say it, y’all are not ready for how good this is lol — Herschel by the way is doing fantastic with both his walking and his nursing, and who wouldn’t feel fantastic if someone had just written a song about them?! Good night from Snow Creek!! And thank you to @TheHangryOkie — I’ve been going around the house for the last hour singing, “Her-schel, little heartbeat strong …..” — bravo, fantastic, rest well everybody!!

Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a special treat tonight, as @TheHangryOkie messaged me earlier today that he had put pen to paper on a song for Herschel, the newest bottle baby calf at Snow Creek; And I’ll just say it, y’all are not ready for how good this is lol — Herschel by the way is doing fantastic with both his walking and his nursing, and who wouldn’t feel fantastic if someone had just written a song about them?! Good night from Snow Creek!! And thank you to @TheHangryOkie — I’ve been going around the house for the last hour singing, “Her-schel, little heartbeat strong …..” — bravo, fantastic, rest well everybody!!

17,260 次观看 • 10 个月前