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The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates

Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
April 3, 2026
by
Rick MacPherson
Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
Arts

Using Art to Connect Us to the Microplastic Within

By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
March 18, 2026
by
Erica Cirino
By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
Commentaries

Spandrels of the Sea: From Evolution’s Byproducts to Blueprints for Equity and Representation in Ocean Conservation

Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth.
December 10, 2025
by
Rick MacPherson
Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth.
Voices

After the Show, Where Do the Earth Songs Go?

A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah.
October 23, 2025
by
Rev. Billy Talen
A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah.
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Editorials

18 Things to Do for Yourself, Wildlife, and the Planet Before Summer’s End

Our annual recommendations offer ways to recharge, make the most of the season, and come back ready to fight for progress.
August 13, 2025
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John R. Platt
Our annual recommendations offer ways to recharge, make the most of the season, and come back ready to fight for progress.
Environmental Books

Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature

From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.
July 30, 2025
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John R. Platt
From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.
Arts

Pattie Gonia: Nature’s Warrior Queen

The drag superstar and environmental activist talks with us about finding joy in nature, standing up to fascism, and getting creative.
July 28, 2025
by
Gabrielle Faust
The drag superstar and environmental activist talks with us about finding joy in nature, standing up to fascism, and getting creative.
Environmental Books

Comics for Earth: Eight New Graphic Novels About Saving the Planet and Celebrating Wildlife

These new comics collections use satire, poetry, and science to shine a light on human failures — and who and what we need to save.
February 28, 2025
by
John R. Platt
These new comics collections use satire, poetry, and science to shine a light on human failures — and who and what we need to save.
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Environmental Books

19 Books About Wolves

These howling good books examine how we’ve persecuted wolves, how we’ve helped to restore them, and how they embody humanity’s relationship with nature.
January 23, 2025
by
John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These howling good books examine how we’ve persecuted wolves, how we’ve helped to restore them, and how they embody humanity’s relationship with nature.
Environmental Books

20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
December 11, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.

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