Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach.
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Posted inApril 15, 2019: Scene of the Crime
Country-life shooters; moose acceptance; Phil Lyman’s unpaid debt
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Online privacy is for the birds
As wildlife sharing apps proliferate, unintended consequences threaten endangered species.
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Dead pines drive new herbicide rules in Oregon
A controversial weed-killer has split the state, and pit state regulators against feds.
Posted inDecember 10, 2018: Critical Mass
In Oregon, a mysterious tree grove conjures a colder time
Yellow cedars are suited to damp coastal Alaska. So what are they doing in the desert?
Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Tossing salmon for science
A decades-long experiment demonstrates how the iconic fish help trees grow.
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Global climate scientists issue a dire warning
We have 12 years to limit catastrophic global warming, according to scientists.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
Volunteer scientists study flowers to battle climate dread
The data they’re collecting is helping researchers evaluate how ecosystems change.
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Students explore nature in densely built Los Angeles
Educators hope this elementary school will foster a commitment to science and conservation.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
Republicans tout hemp’s potential
The crop could be a lifeline for struggling agricultural communities.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
Climate change is making it harder to revive damaged land
Instead of restoring the past, ecologists are increasingly focused on the future.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
An inventory of loss on the Los Angeles River
The city weighs revitalization of an unruly river, since transformed into a concrete ditch.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
GMO grass is creeping across Oregon
Missteps by agribusiness giants allowed the invasion. Now they’re off the hook for cleanup.
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Cottonwoods host a world of microbes within their leaves
That community of fungi and bacteria may be the key to keeping plants healthy.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Why Compton said no to legal marijuana sales
The California city tries to move on from a painful history scarred by illegal drugs.
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What to plant as spring approaches
It’s time to peruse seed catalogues and plan for the gardening months of summer.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
In Oregon’s Coast Range, a writer explores identity
A collection of essays ranges through the histories, trees and wildlife of the state.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
What fire researchers learned from California’s blazes
In California, land managers use fire as a tool.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Threatened plants on state lands have few protections
Politics, land ownership and imperiled plants collide in New Mexico.