Whether you decide on a vacation or staycation, plan on finding inspiration in these books about owls, reptiles, climate justice, green gardening, and more.

How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.

A philosopher tells an environmental success story that speaks to the moral necessity of ongoing work for wild beings.

Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.

A meditation on building the future without forgetting what already works.

This week we tackle the frustration and rage that can prevent us from realizing rewarding careers — and productive, fulfilling lives.

Traumatized, orphaned gibbon babies are stuffed into luggage and smuggled by air from southeast Asia to India.

These amazing, camouflaged reptiles have adapted to life in unique microhabitats, but that’s also made them more vulnerable to disruption.

“They are like our children now,” says one of the villagers helping to save critically endangered Asian giant tortoises.

This week we hear from readers about encouraging environmentalists, both young and old.