
by Erika Zambello
On a walk in a local park this week, I found myself scanning the trail. From the trunks of trees to the edges of the path, I was looking for signs of the small and scaly residents of my North Florida hometown:…
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by Amelia Clarke
Anyone fortunate enough to dive on a healthy coral reef will immediately notice the array of noises created by its inhabitants. Pops, crackles, crunches, chirps, hums and snaps produce a vibrant cacophony…
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by James Beiny
Joan E. Berish is a wildlife biologist and gopher tortoise expert who has made significant contributions to wildlife conservation in the state of Florida over the course of her remarkable career.
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by Debra Denker
Great critter cam photos are a matter of luck rather than photographic skill — although a little bit of editing magic can turn a mediocre photo into a great one.
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by Taylor Marshall
You can break a sweat in Louisiana without moving — just standing outside in the thick of the humidity is enough. If you’re moving, it’s not even a matter of minutes before you are covered in sweat. Mix…
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by Tanvi Dutta Gupta
In the spring of 2020, as my planned summer of glorious sunshine-y fieldwork disintegrated under the sudden and crushing weight of a global pandemic, I flew home to Singapore. An ocean away from Stanford…
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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…
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by Georgia Woodroffe
Rivers & Birds, located in Taos, New Mexico, advocates for the protection of public lands. The organization has led campaigns that have resulted in monumental victories — notably securing the largest protected…
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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…
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by Joel I. Cohen
What was inevitable came far too quickly, when for Wilson and Lovejoy, their time on earth ceased, as their days collapsed, falling silently on the snowcapped peaks made tall by their own achievements.
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