![An excerpt from the autobiographical novel Sunset in Wajir](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Fiction/Sunset in Wajir/Thumbnail.a2c2a657.jpg)
by Jack Meyers
From 1968 to 1970, I was in the Peace Corps. First in Somalia and then, after a military coup there, in Kenya. The experiences I had led me to my graduate degree in agricultural economics and subsequent…
Read more![An excerpt from the novel Deception at the Diamond D Ranch](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Fiction/Deception at the Diamond D Ranch/Thumbnail.c24114d0.jpg)
by G.R. Stahl
Deception at the Diamond D Ranch is a western mystery published by Coffeetown Press, an imprint of Epicenter Press, in April 2022. This chapter digs into two characters’ relationships with the land and…
Read more![COP26 Dispatch: One Woman’s Experience](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/COP26 Dispatch/Thumbnail.0baa72cb.jpg)
by Amelia Clarke
Last year I was fortunate to journey to Glasgow, Scotland, for the UN’s 26th Annual Conference of Parties (COP26). The landmark event brings together leaders from almost every country to negotiate climate…
Read more![An excerpt from the cli-fi novel Weather Menders](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Fiction/An excerpt from the cli-fi novel/Thumbnail.9e8bb0dd.jpg)
by Debra Denker
I conceived Weather Menders during a very hot summer visit to the UK in 2013. I had been looking forward to escaping the heat that in recent years has become characteristic of Santa Fe summers by going…
Read more![Celebrating World Oceans Day: 5 Ways to Say Thank You](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Celebrating World Oceans Day/Thumbnail.97c790db.jpg)
by Symber Canepari
The ocean has provided beauty and sanctuary for many, and now it needs our help in return. In honor of World Oceans Day, here are five ways I’ve learned to say thank you to the ocean that everyone can…
Read more![The Durrell Effect: How Animals Define Humanity](/assets/image-cache/stick-insect-scorpion-pxby-resized.0c05f31a.jpg)
by Elliot Connor
Jane Goodall speaks of her dog Rusty as her greatest teacher; Gerald Durrell wrote of his dog Roger as his constant companion. Although I don’t have a dog, I do have a menagerie of other animals that inspire…
Read more![La Terre Vue Par Les Enfants](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Children's Eyes on Earth/Thumbnail.ace03f03.jpg)
by Reza Visual Academy
En 2012, le photojournaliste Reza Deghati a collaboré avec IDEA (International Dialogue for Environnemental Action) pour lancer le concours international de photographie, festival et exposition «Children's…
Read more![Saving the Behemoth of the Ice: The Polar Bear](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Saving the Behemoth of the Ice/Thumbnail.abec955d.jpg)
by Cyril Christo
With the melting of the world’s ice, the future of the greatest land predator on earth — the polar bear — is very much in jeopardy.
Read more![Private Lands Protecting Species](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Changing the Narrative/Thumbnail_2.e6fb0425.jpg)
by Kira Johnson
In January of 2018, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Phillips, a brilliant restoration ecologist, the Founder and Director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) and a state representative…
Read more![Guarding Lions](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Guarding Lions/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Georgia Woodroffe
Africa’s lion population has decreased by an estimated 50 percent in the last 50 years. Due to habitat loss, depletion of wild prey, poor livestock management and conflict with humans, it is believed that…
Read more![Fighting for Survival: Lifting Up Indigenous Voices](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Fighting for Survival/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in protecting and advocating for global biodiversity. According to the United Nations, there are 370 million Indigenous peoples around the world — almost 5 percent…
Read more![A New Way of Living in the World](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/A New Way/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Marilyn Clement
Susan Eirich created the Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center in 2000 with an important goal in mind: changing the way that people see, and therefore treat, wildlife and nature.
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