Anthropocene:
Ross Andersen: Insight from Lake Sediment→
/Atlantic:
History of Lake Itasca, Source of the Mississippi River→
/Steven Penick, writing for MinnPost:
On many long journeys have I gone. And waited, too, for others to return from journeys of their own. Some return; some are broken; some come back so different only their names remain. Be brave, Lake Itasca go you must.
Muir and Plato Go for a Stroll→
/Evan Edwards, writing at The Center for Humans & Nature Blog:
You can see things clearly, smell the ground, hear the fine sounds of nature if you are traveling too fast. We are built for walking and walking is the best way to connect to the rest of nature.
The United (Watershed) States of America→
/John Lavey, writing in Community Builders:
This was an interesting exercise. Your imagination might run looking at the map -- contemplating the consequences of an alternative spatial political structure.
John Wesley Powell's map:
Is Conservation Extinct? A new look at preserving biodiversity→
/Hillary Rosner, reporting for ENSIA:
Interesting perspective that ecologists should stop using the 'past' to guide conservation, but rather look to the future or predict that future to direct today's conservation efforts. In a rapidly changing world, this approach makes sense.
Apollo 11 F-1 Engine Recovery (Rocket Science)→
/Bezos Expeditions:
A 1950s engine remains a marvel of invention. Sometimes we need to explore the past to help us in the present. Evolution of this rocket science: