Tag: North America
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Does the U.S. Have a Fire Problem?
in EssaysRichard Bednarski connects the forest fires of 1910 to the subsequent media-driven age of fire exclusion policy, despite scientific evidence for fire inclusion. Did years of this practice worsen the United States’s “fire problem” today?
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What Community Cats Can Teach Us about Multispecies Care
in EssaysCommunity cats lead diverse multispecies lives outside of human care, but they should still be valued. Kuhelika Ghosh explores how human stewards can engage in forms of “non-kin” care to help them thrive in their outdoor environments.
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The Ocean’s Beating Hearts
in FieldnotesHilary Clark reflects on how whale watching in Monterey helps reveal important marine multispecies connections—some more unexpected than others.
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When Wetland Restoration and Big Oil Collide
in EssaysWalking through the Baytown Nature Center near Houston, Texas, Gardiner Brown traces how this wildlife sanctuary is enmeshed with the local petrochemical industry and makes a case for imperfect restoration.
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Conserving a Ghost Cat
in EssaysTexas ocelots struggle to survive in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Shari Wilcox describes her work protecting these elusive wild cats.
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Faking Niagara Falls, A Visual History
in ExhibitsA visual history by Daniel Macfarlane digs into the archives to document how Niagara Falls was remade for energy, tourists, and profit.
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The Making of ‘Pure Michigan’
in FieldnotesGenerations of tourists, advertisers, government groups, and environmentalists transformed the Machilimackinac into ‘Pure Michigan.’