“An exploration of the buck-toothed, flat-tailed, landscape-shifting icon celebrating 50 years as Canada’s national symbol.”
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The Waning Reign of the Wetland Architect We Barely Know (Hint: Not a Beaver)
“The sight of a whiskered nose held just above the water, a small bow wave preceding it, never ceased to lift my spirits.”
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The Vegan Hunter
“A bad breakup and a love for nature inspire a taste for eating meat.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Oliver Whang, Shannon Mattern, Niko McCarty and Xander Balwit, Josh Dzieza, and Sam Parker.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
Posted inReading List
Nature Isn’t Called ‘the Wild’ for Nothing: A Queer Ecology Reading List
Six stories to change the way you think about nature.
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The Naturalist and the Wonderful, Lovable, So Good, Very Bold Jay
“Little was known of Canada jays before Dan Strickland took an interest 50 years ago.”
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The Broken Clock
“It will no longer be enough to look back at what historically grew or lived in a place, but to anticipate, through modeling, what will be there next.”
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You Love the Outdoors. So Why Are You Pooping All Over It?
“Millions of Americans a year visit national parks and many leave their business anywhere. Contrary to popular belief, that deluge of poop is not going to decompose.”
