“Timber sales are not planned by wildlife managers; they’re assigned from the top down.”
Working with fire, traditionally
A new short film, Oshkigin: Spirit of Fire, shows the traditional controlled burning practices of the Anishinaabe people. These small burns help prevent wildfires from getting out of hand.
Discovering Eden
A favorite essay from Darby Nelson’s book, For Love of Lakes
Where Sandhills Gather
A photographic journey to Crex Meadows & Bosque del Apache
Sprinkling lead on the wild garden
Carrol Henderson calls on fellow hunters to choose non-toxic ammo
Flexing mussels
The life-and-death secrets of mussels.
Hawks on High
A trio of poems from Phil Fitzpatrick’s “Hawks on High”
Confronting Great Lakes invaders
Mid-ocean ballast water exchange is working well to keep non-native aquatic organisms from invading the Great Lakes, but scientists are racing to find more secure solutions.
For the love of turtles
A conversation with herpetologist Carol Hall
Will woodland caribou survive in the Lake Superior basin?
Human policy decisions may pose a more imminent threat to caribou than climate change.