Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Cackling Geese
Category: Nature
What Superman Taught Me About Saving the Planet
Well, 2024 is just about wrapped up–and what a year it’s been! A lot of us find the holidays to… Read more What Superman Taught Me About Saving the Planet
How Our Microbiomes Care For Us After Death
Note: This was originally a Tumblr post of mine that went viral. I really like what I wrote and decided… Read more How Our Microbiomes Care For Us After Death
How to Identify Late Oyster Mushrooms
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: Late oyster mushrooms (Sarcomyxa serotina) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify Late Oyster Mushrooms
What Are Lithophytes?
Ask most people what plants need to grow in, and they’ll say “soil” or “dirt”, right? And for the majority… Read more What Are Lithophytes?
More Trees Do Not Equal a Better Forest
The Willapa Hills in southwestern Washington is one of the most heavily logged places. Not in current activity, necessarily, but… Read more More Trees Do Not Equal a Better Forest
How to Identify American Holly
Click here to learn more about the How to Identify article series. Name: American Holly (Ilex opaca) Range and typical… Read more How to Identify American Holly
Prairie Days
I’m in the middle of my fall peregrinations, currently staying with family in the Missouri Ozarks as my base of… Read more Prairie Days
Are There Evil Animals?
There’s a great discussion over on BlueSky about animal species unfairly seen as villains. Folks are posting pictures of species… Read more Are There Evil Animals?
Existence Value: Why All of Nature is Important Whether We Can Use it or Not
I spend a lot of time around other nature nerds. We’re a bunch of people from varying backgrounds, places, and… Read more Existence Value: Why All of Nature is Important Whether We Can Use it or Not
