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It is not enough to understand the natural world; the point is to defend it. And that is a political choice that each of us has to make.
— Rachel Carson, Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson (1956)

5d ago

It is not enough to understand the natural world; the point is to defend it. And to defend it, you must love it.

1mo ago

wired.com

Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

1mo ago

themarginalian.org

The Black Robin and the Power of Tenacious Tenderness: How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction

All the black robins in the world today, numbering around 250, are fractal emissaries of her genes — a winged reminder that immensities of harm can be undone by a single act of tenacious tenderness.

3mo ago

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