by Audrey Clark My stepbrother lounged in front of the television watching a reality TV show about mining in Alaska. I sat on the couch, facing away from the television, drinking tea and reading a book on visionary scientists. After a while, I started to wonder what my stepbrother wondered about. “Caleb?” “Yeah.” “What questions… Continue reading Random Nature Questions from a Non-naturalist
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A Bypassed Giant
by Rachel Garwin What’s the last amazing thing you overlooked? I discovered mine last Wednesday in Centennial Woods, a 65-acre natural area near the University of Vermont campus. A friend and expert naturalist was sharing his local knowledge with a group of undergrads, and I had tagged along. The familiar path turned to the left… Continue reading A Bypassed Giant
The Prince of Plant Collectors and the Largest Cactus in the World
By Audrey Clark When the Prescott College coastal ecology class for which I was a teaching assistant left the field station on the shores of Kino Bay in early January, the sun shone and the sea was calm. We loaded the students into a couple fiberglass fishing boats and sped off toward the Midriff Islands.… Continue reading The Prince of Plant Collectors and the Largest Cactus in the World
