Land connections, climate gentrification, & science restrictions
It was a fairly simple question. “Where are your favorite camping spots?”I launched into stories about the Utah desert, the sunset I watched with tears rolling…
Attacks on science, Appalachia’s new prison, & the Florida torreya
When people agree to participate in research studies, they often only do so with the promise of confidentiality. Some fear backlash from local government: in rural…
Winter road trips, Appalachian solutions, & the truth about ‘Kumbaya’
The South is honest in the dead of winter. Nothing can hide behind the lush greenery—not the mined land, not the condescending billboards, not the Confederate…
Toxic sites, suffocating oceans, & lavender farms
More than 2,500 chemical sites are in flood-prone areas around the country, according to a recent New York Times analysis. They dot the landscapes of every state,…
Southerly: A Year In Review
My dog Tule dragged me up the final ascent to the top of Siler Bald in North Carolina. Facing south, each mountain ridge faded into a lighter shade…