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Paddling for a Purpose, with Susan Conrad
This act of giving back to the natural world speaks to the place of esteem it holds in Conrad’s life. Indeed, one she has built her life around.
Apples to Apples: How Integrated Pest Management sets some growers apart
By deploying methods such as soil preparation, monitoring and pest disruption techniques, the IPM Institute of North America aims to educate growers while empowering them to drastically reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides in their agricultural operations.
Friluftsliv: A way of life in North Dakota
While the brutal cold is not everyone’s cup of tea, those who live and play in North Dakota say life here is addicting.
Winds of Change: One couple’s journey to small farm ownership
A love of goats combined with a growing desire to be intimately acquainted with the food system is what ultimately propelled the pair to take on the endeavor of running Winter Winds Farm, a goat farm in the Teton Valley specializing in artisan goat cheese and goat milk soap.
Trouble in Paradise: Hawaii Apiary Battles Herbicide Poisoning
This concept that humans are somehow separate from the natural world—apart from, instead of a part of—is having cascading effects. Most notably in climate change; undeniably in the pollution of air, water, species, and soil.
Creating Critical Habitat: A Conversation with the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund
What began as a dedicated group of beekeepers, wildlife biologists and researchers concerned with ever-diminishing pollinator habitat, has blossomed into a 12-state program in the upper Midwest that is transforming swaths of land into vibrant habitat and foraging grounds.
What’s on the menu? The sustainable solution to controlling invasive lionfish
Destin-Fort Walton Beach is putting marine biologists, skilled divers, local restaurants, chefs and consumers on the front lines against this invasive species to ensure native species have a chance to survive.
Leopold’s Land Ethic Engages, Educates, and Empowers at Namesake Nature Center
Leopold came to see the Earth as a living organism, a community—of which humans are a part, not conquerors of. This blossomed into the concept that we cannot care for people without caring for the land, indeed, that it is our moral imperative to do so.
Cultivating knowledge with North Spore Mushrooms
By equipping people with the knowledge and products to cultivate their own mushrooms, the broader knowledge base of mycology will also inevitably grow.
Close-up with Snapshot Wisconsin
Since its inception, millions of detections of wildlife have been captured, resulting in a dataset that has been used to inform population statistics, make wildlife management decisions and fuel new research.