How the Language of Trees is Everywhere Around Us

How the Language of Trees is Everywhere Around Us

Peter Wohllenben on the Way We Talk About Forests

By Peter Wohlleben | June 4, 2021

The Advantages of Failure: What Thoreau Taught Me About Journal Writing

The Advantages of Failure: What Thoreau Taught Me About Journal Writing

David Gessner on the Transformative Power of a Daily Writing Practice

By David Gessner | June 4, 2021

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

By Walker Caplan | June 2, 2021

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

By Jonny Diamond | June 2, 2021

Alice Waters: Sustainability Sounds Good, But We Need Regenerative Farming

Alice Waters: Sustainability Sounds Good, But We Need Regenerative Farming

The Chef and Founder of Chez Panisse on the Importance of Land Stewardship

By Alice Waters | June 1, 2021

David Farrier in Search of the Fossils That Humans Are Leaving Behind

David Farrier in Search of the Fossils That Humans Are Leaving Behind

This Week on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 1, 2021

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On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

By Gina G. Warren | June 1, 2021

Wildfires and Climate Lies: On the Myth of the “Tidy Forest”

By Chad Hanson | May 27, 2021

Robert Macfarlane on Roger Deakin and the Origins of Wild Swimming

By Robert Macfarlane | May 26, 2021

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Nick Ripatrazone on the Renowned Poet and the Wilderness He Loved

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 20, 2021

Symbiosis and Psychedelics: An Exploratory Conversation Between Edward St. Aubyn and Merlin Sheldrake

Symbiosis and Psychedelics: An Exploratory Conversation Between Edward St. Aubyn and Merlin Sheldrake

The Author of Double Blind and the Author of Entangled Life Talk Scientific Inquiry

By Merlin Sheldrake and Edward St. Aubyn | May 17, 2021

On the Care and Keeping of Mythological Apparitions

On the Care and Keeping of Mythological Apparitions

Sean Flynn Sets Out to Purchase Some Peafowl

By Sean Flynn | May 13, 2021

“Why Are You Doing This?” On Mountaineering in the 21st Century

“Why Are You Doing This?” On Mountaineering in the 21st Century

Margret Grebowicz Looks at the Corporate-Capitalist World of Adventuring

By Margret Grebowicz | May 13, 2021

Following the Vita Sackville-West School of Gardening

Following the Vita Sackville-West School of Gardening

Marc Hamer on Growing Roses (and Aphids)

By Marc Hamer | May 12, 2021

Who Owns the Seaside? On the Rise of Planet Beach

Who Owns the Seaside? On the Rise of Planet Beach

Robert C. Ritchie Traces the History of Private Beachfront, Public Access, and the Tides of Tourism

By Robert C. Ritchie | May 12, 2021

“Are We Going to Take It All?” On the Moral Reckoning of Clear-Cutting a Forest

“Are We Going to Take It All?” On the Moral Reckoning of Clear-Cutting a Forest

Suzanne Simard on a Logging Trip

By Suzanne Simard | May 11, 2021

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