TOTEM Adirondack Group

11/10/2023

Breakfast has a complex, mixed identity. It’s often brushed off, or dull and regular while often being named “the most important meal” of the day! Well … which is it?! This was my take on old classic that definitely prepped me for a very active day: an egg sunny side up (a tad towards over medium my fave) over quality corn beef hash with onions and peppers and right spice, black pepper (of course for this Son of Don), dash of coarse salt, garlic powder light dusting and parsley flakes. Yum! Good morning People! So simple, quick, fortifying and easy!

10/27/2023

Training Ranger! And training this “young” bird hunter too. Well, newer than most! For me, it’s rarely about taking a bird, but the joy of watching the excitement and hunt by our dogs. Thanks to Tom H. for the photo!

01/14/2022

Older growth Yellow Birch - largest I’ve found to date in my Totem contract Forest and Ecological Conservation planning work just south of the amazing Boreas Ponds! A great morning in the North Woods! Dan, www.totemgroup.us.

11/08/2020

Please see the amazing short music video featuring our long-time friend and colleague, expert musician Battuvshin Baldantseren of the Buryat Republic, Eastern Siberia, Russia! I first brought Battuvshin to perform here in the US back in 2000 and was an honored guest backstage when he performed with Miss Badma Khanda at Carnegie Hall! This stunning, sweeping song in native Buryat language and featuring Battuvshin's limbe flute playing and him as the "star" father being enscripted into military service for World War II for Russia conveys so much for the culture and homeland of the Buryat People. Beautifully sung, "Bi Buryaad" simply means "I am Buryat." It of course brings a tear to my eyes as I am missing my 2nd Native Motherland of Buryatia so deeply! Proud of you Battuvshin and all who made this lovely, compelling music video and film. The young boy stole the show!

Песня о любви, ответственности и о людях, живущих в Бурятии, какой бы национальности они не были

04/10/2020

Totem and Paul Smith's College (PSC) "Global Perspectives" Seminar were honored to host Dr. Esuna Dugarova from Buryatia, Russia and NY's United Nations Development Program today, on line with students and faculty. Dr. Dugarova is an international expert on Women's Empowerment and Sustainable Development and the seminar highlighted the ongoing challenges of true valuation, gender parity and economic equity for women worldwide and their tremendous contributions to family, markets, care-giving, society, etc., etc. Thank you, thank you Dr. Dugarova! It was such a pleasure to be with you and PSC for this important seminar!

03/26/2020

VICTORY FOR THE STANDING ROCK SOUIX TRIBE AND PEOPLE! So proud of my Standing Rock Brothers and Sisters! You have protected the waters! I will never forget our time together! Blessings on your victory for all Native Peoples, the lands and the waters!

See: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/25/huge-victory-standing-rock-sioux-tribe-federal-court-rules-dapl-permits-violated-law?fbclid=IwAR0kN9szklqYrphKRxqNST_tw4xSpRd8v-EJQfHH4PVJR1xT6_9X4MmtFKE

03/19/2020

Just Published! See our newest article on the challenges facing Native Peoples in South Eastern Siberia, Russia and northern Mongolia in Cultural Survival Quarterly (CSQ) authored by TOTEM Adirondack Consulting Group's Director Dan Plumley. Thank you to our longtime, professional colleagues at Cultural Survival in Cambridge, MA!

See our new article here:

Eastern Siberia and its world famous Lake Baikal region, which is roughly the size of France, represents not only a cross-border zone between nations, but an ecological transition zone where the high, cold, grassland steppe country of Mongolia is interspersed with the southern range of taiga of East...

12/31/2019

TOTEM Adirondack's Dan Plumley welcomed Mongolians Mr. Jambaa and his wife Nara from Marin County, California and Baijalmaa and Usukh Terbish from Albany, New York recently on a visit to Hurricane Camp - Little Siberia in Keene. We are looking forward to new and long-held friendships and cultural sharing and work with so many of our amazing Mongolian friends and colleagues in the New Year 2020!

12/21/2019

TOTEM Consulting's Founder - Director Dan Plumley is truly humbled and very honored to be featured in his Alma Mater (Va. Tech) Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fall 2019 Newsletter. The story begins on Page 4 with great thanks and brotherly love to all my Beta Brothers and the editor/writer, my Brother Tom Furtner. Click here or on the attached image for the link:

An awesome US letter designed in Canva by VT Beta Theta Pi.

12/13/2019

Dan Plumley of TOTEM with friend and colleague Naj Wikoff from Keene Valley joined with close to 200 others for the annual "Joy to the Children" fundraiser event for the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA). The 33rd annual at the beautiful Mirror Lake Inn! TOTEM Consulting Group is a staunch supporter of the arts - especially cultural arts from the Adirondacks to Mongolia, Russia, Tuva and beyond that we have helped over the years come to the Adirondacks and add to the amazing repertoire of live arts and music at the LPCA! A truly blessed event to kick off our Christmas and Holiday Season in the North Country for a very good and most important cause! With - surprise - my Niskayuna Highschool (1977) classmate Ann Casey and her husband Bob Bullock! Wow!

12/07/2019

TOTEM Adirondack Consulting Group international partner and collaborator Jimmy Jun Yang of Beijing, China and Albany, NY joined director Dan Plumley for an early cross-country ski at Cascade Ski Center enjoying the early snows in late November! In addition to the cold, snowy fun, Jimmy and Dan conferenced with David Gibson to set the joint goal of hosting the 2nd Chinese Youth Exchange to the Adirondack Park with the Shackleton Group of Beijing, Adirondack Wild and Camp Fowler in the south central Adirondacks during August 2020! Looking forward!

12/07/2019

Acclaimed local author Russell Banks (of "The Sweet Hereafter" and other famous works) was recently honored for his career achievements at the annual Lake Placid Film Forum event in Lake Placid! TOTEM Adirondack was invited to be on hand to celebrate our friend and close Adirondack neighbor! Congratulations truly again to Russell and his amazing wife, poet-extraordinaire Chase Twichell too on an amazing and well deserved recognition and a wonderful, unforgettable evening! With joy and thanks to our dear friend and colleague Naj Wikoff with whom we shared the evening - as close to Hollywood as we might get - and even better!