“Their tagline is ‘delivering technology to assess and promote nature exposure,’ and their initial vision was an app that would keep track of how much time you spend in natural environments.”
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Protecting the Prairie
“On the native prairies of North America, green is the problem.”
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Will Northwest Seaweed Farming Finally Take Off?
In this piece from late 2020, Stefan Milne explores the incredible potential of kelp as “a tool to fight ocean acidification, feed the world, and restore Native food sovereignty.” One study estimated a “marine garden” the size of Washington state could provide enough protein to feed earth’s population, all while cleaning pollutants. He dove into […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
An unjust police killing. Nature reclamation in the fossil fuel era. Surviving a bear attack. The underbelly of the antiquities trade. And for a well-earned dessert, the legacy of the world’s first breakout video game. 1. Police Killed His Son. Prosecutors Charged the Teen’s Friends With His Murder Meg O’Connor | The Appeal & Phoenix […]
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Off the East Coast, a Massive Network of Wind Turbines Is Coming—Along With New Risks for Migrating Birds
Birds crossing the Atlantic Ocean, like gannets, will soon have to navigate wind farms — and some will die because of them. But the shift to clean energy is crucial for their survival — and for the future of our entire ecosystem. In the coming years, gannets zipping along the Eastern Seaboard will encounter unprecedented […]
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Mystery of the Disappearing Teepee
“One day it was there. The next it wasn’t. Then it was back. Who wanted it gone?”
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The Dance of Śiva
“Śiva moves in dance, in sculpture, in painting, in poetry, in ritual, in physics … And still he is not done. What are we to do?”
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Catch and Release
“Not everyone gets to publish their first book alongside their mentor.”
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A Preservation of Summer Pulled into Winter
“The gin, now, is wrapped up in those memories: wild and unruly in both ways, full of the tang of the uncultivated tree, the illicit uses of these spaces otherwise unused by people.”
