BBC’s The Green Planet Puts Plants in the Spotlight
James Weldon reviews BBC’s docuseries The Green Planet, and considers whether new film technology can help humans better understand plants.
Tagged: Trees
Traces of Industry in the Trees of Jefferson National Forest
Chelsea Fisher follows the entangled histories of iron and paper in a second-growth forest.
Get Playful With These Six Environmental Board Games
Eco-themed board games are having a moment. Nate Carlin traces how these games have evolved from using nature as an inviting aesthetic to more fully incorporating ecological principles in game design and play.
Listening to What Trees Have to Say
Trees might have a lot to say, but how can humans hear them? Solvejg Nitzke reviews Valerie Trouet’s new book, “Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings.”
Finding Longleaf Pine in American History
Longleaf pine once covered 90 million acres in the southeastern U.S. What came after the felling of trees mattered to both people and the environment.
