Caught Between Climate Extremes How post-fire flooding has destabilized a rural New Mexico community’s drinking water By Kylie Mohr July 29, 2025 In this story: wildfire, clean water, ecosystems, climate change
Illegal Grazing Is Destroying This National Park Controlling livestock in Big Bend National Park means rethinking the culture of ranger work By Margret Grebowicz June 16, 2025 In this story: America's National Parks, grazing, ecosystems, saving wild places
Is Resurrecting an Island Worth It? Poplar Island gets a second chance as Marylanders rebuild the eroded terrain By Andrew Sharp February 11, 2025 In this story: ecosystems, saving wild places, birds
Elk in the Sierra Nevada: An Invasion or a Recovery? It’s more than a question of history. The elk could have big effects on the future of this iconic wilderness. By Ian Rose January 28, 2025 In this story: wildlife, animals, ecosystems
"The Serviceberry" Is an Ode to Gift Economies Robin Wall Kimmerer's follow-up to the much-lauded "Braiding Sweetgrass" offers a tonic in a world of consumption By Rhoda Feng January 27, 2025 In this story: books, ecosystems
The Songs of Ancient Trees Rediscovering the forgotten apple trees of the Manzano Mountains By Priyanka Kumar January 22, 2025 In this story: agriculture, geology, science, ecosystems
A Development Could Kill One of the Oldest Living Things on the Planet Conservation groups try to protect the Jurupa oak in Southern California from the tentacles of sprawl By Meredith Stevenson December 5, 2024 In this story: ecosystems, saving wild places
The Complicated Ecology of Cemeteries Burial grounds can be both havens for wildlife and sources of pollution By Ian Rose October 24, 2024 In this story: Halloween, wildlife, ecosystems, saving wild places
Ecologist Jennifer Grenz Has a Plan to Decolonize Land Management Her university lab applies Indigenous values to restoration ecology by collaborating with communities By Marlowe Starling October 14, 2024 In this story: indigenous communities, ecosystems
Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems By Ashley Stimpson September 12, 2024 In this story: technology, ecosystems, data centers