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Welcome to my blog where fraud, lies and corruption are uncovered wherever they hide. Government, non-profits, media and corporations have many secrets and this is where they are exposed. This is where people go for the truth. There is a real need for more watchdog groups. Check out the Resources & Links page for links to find your federal reps, government agencies and other websites packed with important information. The About page has links to some of the testimony and interviews I've given over the years. It's not all bad news I do highlight people and organizations that genuinely contribute to the greater good and deserve recognition.
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Woodpeckers & Sapsuckers: nature’s amazing natural pest control
By Staci-lee Sherwood When people think of the most notable characteristic of woodpeckers it’s the hammering they do against trees, and sometimes against houses. Watching them one wonders how they manage to not get headaches from that fierce fast head banging. Another sign of woodpeckers are the telltale signs of holes and peeled bark on trees. Contrary to popular myth woodpeckers do not kill trees by making holes or nesting cavities. They have a symbiotic relationship with
Staci-lee Sherwood
Jun 8, 20225 min read
From tortured horses to leaked confidential emails can we still trust this DC lobbyist?
By Staci-lee Sherwood The dictionary defines a lobbyist as someone who earns a living trying to influence government officials. That is...
Staci-lee Sherwood
Jun 5, 202210 min read
The new emerging phenomenon of the eco refugee
By Staci-lee Sherwood Climate change, climate denial, global warming, global cooling. Call it what you want the planet is shouting at us. We have ignored the warning signs for decades but we can no longer ignore what is happening right now. What started out decades ago as muted warnings of the future have turned into blaring bull horns. Politicians waste time spinning whatever tales fit their agenda but we are out of time if we don’t want to go down with the sinking ship c
Staci-lee Sherwood
Jun 4, 20228 min read
Yes America we do have WILD horses, but not likely for much longer
By Staci-lee Sherwood Growing up on the east coast I knew we had horses, lots and lots of horses. None of these were wild free roaming but they were everywhere. We had race horses, carriage horses, barn horses, show horses and the kind I and others learned to ride on. It wasn’t until the 1990’s when I traveled out west did I learn that we also had wild horses running free in the meadows and mountains. I spent several years traveling extensively through all the western wil
Staci-lee Sherwood
Jun 1, 20225 min read
Wild horse crisis at Canon City Prison leaves many unanswered questions
By Staci-lee Sherwood The Canon City Prison Complex (CCP) in Colorado isn’t just a prison for human inmates, it’s often been called a prison for the wild horses held there. Every year thousands of wild horses are rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) despite the horses being granted legal protection under the law in 1971. The very act of the roundups violates more than the intent of the law, the roundups themselves violate many animal cruelty statues as well. If
Staci-lee Sherwood
May 28, 20229 min read
White poison – pulling back the curtain on the dairy industry
By Staci-lee Sherwood Dairy may be white gold for the farmers but the images of happy cows grazing in meadows while providing healthy food is just a myth. It’s more like white poison when you factor in its ill health effect on humans, the cruelty to calves and the contamination to drinking water. Agriculture is #1 for water usage and with that comes unsafe drinking water filled with antibiotics, hormones, pesticides and bodily waste. A milking cow drinks between 30 – 50 gal
Staci-lee Sherwood
May 24, 20228 min read
RACING TOWARD EXTINCTION - a poem dedicated to the real wild horse warriors & the endangered horses
RACING TOWARD EXTINCTION The icons of America are racing fast toward extinction a vicious web our wild ones are caught in Once a symbol of freedom out in the open country where the cowboys live and the eagles fly Wild horses and burros that served man for centuries will be all but a memory in the not so distant future Their freedom once captured the fantasies of millions who dreamed and dared to go west and find their way What should have been gratitude ends in a legacy of
Staci-lee Sherwood
May 17, 20221 min read
The D.O.J. – Department of UNjustice
By Staci-lee Sherwood The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced they’re siding with hunters and the state of Utah in the hopes of keeping endangered Grey Wolves off the Endangered Species List (ESA). Utah is the state of Mormons, a religion based on child brides and sister wives. The same state where the violent cowboys that the Bureau of Land Management hires to brutally round up wild horses and burros come from. Unlike Alaska, Idaho and Wisconsin wolves have not made
Staci-lee Sherwood
May 12, 20227 min read
Trying to survive in a world made of plastic
By Staci-lee Sherwood The will to survive can help a species hang on against what seems like insurmountable odds. The battle against plastic cannot be won since it’s found in everything. From our food and water to clothing and medical devices, plastic touches nearly every aspect of our lives. This is also true for wildlife. Years ago it was a rare sight to see birds using plastic to make their nests. Trash on beaches and along the road typically was mostly paper and food
Staci-lee Sherwood
May 4, 20224 min read
The wild Burros - the forgotten equine
By Staci-lee Sherwood Many people wonder what the difference is between a wild Burro and a Donkey. They are the same species. Their name differentiates them as either domesticated (donkey) or wild (burro) but they are both burros. A mule is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. All three have a long sordid history and relationship with people, most notably as a cheap form of transport. The wild burro was given full legal protection along with wild horses back i
Staci-lee Sherwood
Apr 17, 20228 min read
Monarch Butterflies won’t be saved with stickers
By Staci-lee Sherwood How does a sticker on a butterfly save the species? In reality it doesn’t in fact very few tagged butterflies are ever recovered. If you’re into butterflies you’ve probably read how the monarch butterflies are in trouble. Their population has crashed from historically sustainable numbers and many fear they’re on the brink of extinction. As with any imperiled species there are many theories as to the cause and how best to prevent extinction. The progr
Staci-lee Sherwood
Apr 13, 20225 min read
Junk food non profits: their empty promises fail to deliver
By Staci-lee Sherwood That empty feeling Have you ever had a taste for something like pizza or Chinese takeout? You fill up on what tastes and smells good and feel full. An hour later you feel hungry as if you hadn’t eaten at all. This is the junk food effect. Something that makes you feel satisfied until you realize you’ve filled up on empty calories with no nutritional value. Many politicians are like junk food. They give emotionally charged rousing speeches that make
Staci-lee Sherwood
Apr 9, 202222 min read
Seashells, a warming ocean and a bleak prediction for the future of marine life
By Staci-lee Sherwood Years ago strolling along the beach often meant collecting sea shells that had washed up on the shoreline. This was considered a passive yet enjoyable pastime. As more people started their own collection an industry started to emerge dedicated to selling sea shells from all over the world. Few consumers gave thought about how the sea shell came to be formed or what their role was in the ecosystem. Not many would have thought of sea shells as abandoned
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 22, 20225 min read
Afghanistan: twenty years and $2 trillion later we circle back to pre 9/11
Taliban fighters take control of the Afghanistan presidential palace after the president Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday © AP By Staci-lee Sherwood Failed presidents failed policies Prior to 2001 most Americans looked upon Afghanistan as little more than a third world country where the masses lived in rural areas with dust covered tents. Their most famous commodity came from the opium poppy flower. In 1980 Ronald Reagan had just been elected and we were engaged in
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 15, 202212 min read
Florida abuses Sea Turtles by allowing experiments on endangered hatchlings
By Staci-lee Sherwood When you think of an endangered species you assume this status brings full legal protection from hunting, poaching, harassment. The laws that govern how species listed as endangered vary and enforcement runs from non existent to minimal. Leatherback sea turtles are listed as critically endangered on a global scale because their population has crashed about 90% from what it had been histori
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 11, 202210 min read
THE COMEBACK KID a poem about extinction
THE COMEBACK KID Her eyes open to greet the morning dew drops on her wings shimmering blue sparkles as sunlight gently passes over Wings stretched as she catches the wind soaring with beauty and grace as she takes to the sky high above the world free and safe Looking for the light that guides her the wind gently whispers and catches her eye as fluttering wings dance in the breeze Once thought to be extinct her kind had vanished only to be rediscovered hidden away in small p
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 7, 20221 min read
YELLOWSTONE WOLVES a poem warning about extinction
YELLOWSTONE WOLVES The Yellowstone wolf’s future seems a bit in peril What is it about wolves that makes sane men feral The pups yelp for freedom in their lonely cry Why must such innocence be fated to die Can no one see the senselessness of life wasted Even before truth lets maturity be tasted The wolf is a great treasure of beauty to us all Lest we forget how extinction exacts the fall Must all the wolves die so the ranchers can profit Is no one offended enough to try and
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Buying the media: when facts are traded to the highest bidder
By Staci-lee Sherwood Public perception of media has changed over the years but one thing has stayed constant, the assumption and hope that most reporting is fact based. Over the past few decades consolidation of companies has shrunk down to near incestuous size where a meager 6 corporate giants now own approximately 90% of media (radio, tv and print). That type of influence comes with a hefty price tag but the ultimate price is paid by the unsuspecting consumer. For newsp
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 4, 202213 min read
Prescribed burning: 'A Bad Prescription for What Ails Our Wilderness Landscape'
family band of wild horses symbiotically maintains wildfire fuels creating a natural fire-break in a forest, preventing what we see in...
Staci-lee Sherwood
Feb 24, 202220 min read
Saving our native bees
By Staci-lee Sherwood When we think of pollinators we tend to focus on the bees and in particular the honey bee. The United States is home to more than 4,000 native bees, worldwide bees comprise about 20,000 known species. In 1962 the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published. It was groundbreaking at the time and is still considered the go to book about the consequences of pesticide use. Pesticide is a broad term also used to describe; pesticides, herbicides, rod
Staci-lee Sherwood
Feb 14, 20225 min read
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