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Wild and Domestic
I. GARY SNYDER SAID that we know our minds are wild because of the difficulty of making ourselves think what we think we ought to think. Continue reading
Ecology & Science
Lay of the Land
Prairie Chicken Marathon
I DRIVE OUT on Highway 10, leaving Houston behind — past Buc-ee’s gas station with the “cleanest restrooms in America” Continue reading
Lay of the Land
Honoring Trees
A first-of-its-kind art exhibit, Hemlock Hospice, tells the story of hemlocks ravaged by tree-killing insects. Continue reading
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Forever Gone
How bird lives and black lives intertwine in the story of the Carolina Parakeet. Continue reading
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The Island Wolves
Scientists’ understanding of the balance between predators and prey is upended in a remote ecosystem. Continue reading