Is the number of species a true measure of ecosystem health?
A major extinction is underway across most of the planet. From the Amazon forests to the suburbs of the American hinterland, from the depths of the oceans to the mangrove…
Insects
Psychic Numbing: Keeping Hope Alive in a World of Extinctions
In June of 1976, as an undergrad, I drove all night to New Jersey’s Island Beach State Park, arriving shortly before first light. Whip-poor-wills filled the pre-dawn with their name…
Will Putting Honey Bees on Public Lands Threaten Native Bees?
Honey bees heavy with pollen and nectar foraged from wildflowers on Utah’s Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest collide with tall grass and tumble to the ground. They are attempting to land alongside…