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Winter’s Muted Garden
What does a garden become in winter? Émilie Gervais explores winter’s sensory and narrative landscape through a community garden’s fence.
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The Colonial Roots of Catholic Plants
in EssaysCatholic churches in the U.S. are decorated with a shared, recurring cycle of select plants. Rebecca Laurent and Emily Burke dig into the historical and political roots of poinsettias and Easter lilies and what their floral glory tells us about nature, religion, and colonialism.
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A Multispecies Approach to Learning from Invasive Plants
in EssaysIn the thick of Greenbelt National Park, students in Jordan Lea Johnson’s feminist environmental studies class learn from invasive plants. A multispecies pedagogy prompts reflection on ecological narratives of invasion and mastery.
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Trans Joy and Indigenous Resistance on the River: A Conversation with Cleo Wölfle Hazard
in PodcastsEllie Kincaid and M Hamilton Wilson talk with Cleo Wölfle Hazard about his recent book, Underflows: Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice.
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Ramas, piedras y agencia anidada en la fotografía de la vida silvestre
in EssaysRae Ferner Rose propone leer estas fotografías de la vida silvestre como una vía para explorar la agencia no humana. Las instantáneas de los nidos de aves jardineras y de peces globo, en particular, capturan la artesanía colaborativa tanto de la “vida silvestre” como del fotógrafo.
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When Monster Snails Eat Wetlands
in EssaysThe Coca Cola-funded micro-wetland of the Green Water Nature Center was to be a straightforward, water purification project. And then came the apple snail. These small creatures, Qieyi Liu shows, complicated everything.
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The Weedy Possibilities of Mother Mesquite
in ExhibitsErin Charpentier and Travis Neel consider the place of weeds in our world in their living, collaborative art installation of honey mesquite trees, The Mesquite Mile.
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The Carceral Ecology of Alligator Alcatraz
in EssaysAligator Alcatraz is both a continuation of the past and a harbinger of a dark future. Alexandra White explores the history of carceral ecology from plantations to this modern detention center and argues that in this era of climate collapse, land becomes a natural prison.
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When Was the Last Time You Saw a Firefly?
in EssaysTo Erin Hassett, the light of the firefly is not just a chemical reaction but the magic of childhood itself. As insects rapidly disappear, she reflects on her intimate relationship with the lightning bug, the tensions between science and magic that it sparks, and how we might create a brighter future.
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Beautiful Sludge as Queer Ecology
in EssaysDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, Quinn Luthy found refuge in the Newtown Creek, a superfind site in New York City. Its toxic sludge and dandelion wilds harbor queer ecology and nonbinary resistance.