Lost Lake and lost luggage
Arriving in Alaska! When the conveyor belt carrying everyone’s bags ground to a halt and my very large, very heavy duffel bag with all my clothes was nowhere to be found, I knew I was going to be the one with lost luggage. I had just completed over ten hours…
Forest Murmurs: Peter Wohlleben ‘listens’ to trees
After a few years of work as a forester in Germany in the 1980s and 90s, Peter Wohlleben knew that cutting down trees and spraying insecticides on the 3,000-acre woodlot he oversaw wasn’t treating the trees with respect. These trees had stories, especially the oldest ones. The established ones with gnarled trunks,…
Cryptocurrency: an innovative currency or environmentally harmful technology?
How crypto-mining pushes us toward further climate warming. Dark greenish-grey and covered in pale spots, lake trout enjoy deep, clear water. They are slow-growing fish that routinely live past 25 years old and can be found in Canada, Alaska, the Great Lakes, and the Finger Lakes. Plentiful fish populations help…
Groups work to preserve land in the Finger Lakes
Programs help safeguard natural habitat and assist people in enjoying the outdoors. The Finger Lakes region stretches over 9,000 square miles and recreation draws both locals and tourists alike. The 11 Finger Lakes and surrounding rural landscape provide opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but environmental threats like development make the area…
Tips to make your backyard more wildlife-friendly
The National Wildlife Federation writes that habitat loss is the primary threat to wildlife in the United States. Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation due to development harms plants and animals, so making our yards as friendly as possible for these creatures is one way to make a positive impact on…
Doing it all: the multimedia journalist
A multimedia journalist is someone who can produce a cohesive and compelling story from start to finish by themselves. They are tech-savvy and use social media for all aspects of their story from newsgathering to promoting their articles. Is it ideal that journalists are thrown into the field alone and…
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