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Karen Mockler

is a freelance writer and novelist based in Tucson, Arizona.
Climate Change

As Heat Deaths Rise, Planting Trees Is Part of the Solution

But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.
March 10, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.
Wildlife

Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
January 27, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
A woman's eyes amidst leaves
Wildlife

All the Plants We Cannot See

Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come with a cost.
October 17, 2024
by
Karen Mockler
Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come with a cost.
Wildlife

Are Botanists Endangered?

As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.
September 23, 2024
by
Karen Mockler
As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.
Wildlife

Hope Blooms: A Tale of Two Manzanitas

A single Franciscan manzanita plant nicknamed Francie, the last of its kind from the wild, charts an unlikely comeback in San Francisco.
August 5, 2024
by
Karen Mockler
A single Franciscan manzanita plant nicknamed Francie, the last of its kind from the wild, charts an unlikely comeback in San Francisco.

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