Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Yellowfoot Mushroom (Craterellus tubaeformis, previously Cantharellus tubaeformis)… Read more How To Identify Yellowfoot Mushrooms
What Are Mosquitoes Good For?
Now that the weather has cooled down over much of the United States, insects have died back or gone into… Read more What Are Mosquitoes Good For?
Introducing How To Identify…
Hey, all! As you may know, I teach several classes related to identifying various organisms in nature—plants, mushrooms, birds, and… Read more Introducing How To Identify…
Umwelt: What Matters Most in the World
I will be the first to admit that a lot of philosophy tends to bend my brain in ways that… Read more Umwelt: What Matters Most in the World
As the World Falls Apart: Why Is Extinction Such a Big Deal?
You’ve probably seen headlines about how we are currently in the sixth mass extinction that the Earth has seen (though… Read more As the World Falls Apart: Why Is Extinction Such a Big Deal?
How Nature Makes Us Feel Better
A shiny new study just came out detailing nature’s restorative effects, specifically on children and adolescents. It’s an in-depth literature… Read more How Nature Makes Us Feel Better
How to Handle Poisonous Mushrooms
While edible mushrooms can be found just about year-round in much of temperate North America, fall is by far the… Read more How to Handle Poisonous Mushrooms
Why Forests Need Salmon
One of my favorite fall activities is to check local streams for salmon runs. Here in the Pacific Northwest, and… Read more Why Forests Need Salmon
Before Monocots and Eudicots: The Basal Angiosperms
One of the nice things about living on a lake is that I can go kayaking whenever I feel like… Read more Before Monocots and Eudicots: The Basal Angiosperms
Environmental Generational Amnesia: When We Forget Nature’s Past
One of the most traumatic and formative experiences of my life occurred when I was thirteen years old. The woods… Read more Environmental Generational Amnesia: When We Forget Nature’s Past
