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Strange Season
WHEN I WAS SIX OR SEVEN, I dug a deep hole into the snowdrift in my grandma’s front yard. Bundled up in a too-small navy snowsuit that pinched my crotch, I Continue reading
Ecology
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What the River Teaches Me: Thoughts from Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez had no illusions about the seriousness of our global crisis, yet he also felt a deep conviction about the power of hope and the sources of renewal in the Continue reading
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Nature Writers to the Rescue!
A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World is a monthly column about the future of climate change. I STAND ACCUSED. I have long been called a nature writer. I Continue reading
Lay of the Land
The Skunks of San Francisco
TONIGHT, AFTER THREE YEARS IN THE skyscraper shadows, the ratty abandoned lots bordering tech-money opulence, the soul-wringing poverty and relentless ambulance scream of it all, I saw my first San Franciscan Continue reading
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12 Stunning Nature Photos to Inspire Habitat Protection
VITAL IMPACTS, ALONG WITH MORE THAN one hundred of the world’s finest photographers who share a commitment to the environment, have made their prints available in this stunning winter collection. Treat Continue reading