Articles: Nature

Quaking aspen grove in upstate New York. Notice the thick under- growth of shrubs as well as the snags with woodpecker holes.

Poplar – The Homemaker

Poplars are some of the fastest-growing trees in the world. They can tolerate the worst conditions and are heavily favored…

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Who Is the Wild Twin?

All of us have a wild twin––a part of ourselves that we generally shun or ignore to conform to societal…

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A grove of trees on an island

Trees: The Fountains of Life

Trees. They are all around us. They come in all sorts of different shapes, sizes, and colors. They each have…

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honeybee on flower

Speaking for the Bees

“Having a relationship with the rest of nature is knowing that we can, if we wish, rekindle our lost connections,…

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carving out a living

A Bid for the Sky

Your land is only as productive as you allow it to be, and believe it or not, it does know…

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hand holding a green earth

Doing Well By Doing Good

The list of issues impacting Earth’s rapid decline continues to grow at a highly alarming rate. Environmental concerns are entering…

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The breeding program at the Lockwood, Connecticut, Agricultural Experi- ment Station run by Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis. This program includes species from all over the world and extends through many di erent plant- ings. This particular planting is a mix of American chestnut and Ozark chinquapin and also includes genetics of Japanese and Henry chestnut.

The Epic Saga of the American Chestnut

The American chestnut may well be the greatest and most useful forest tree to ever grow on this Earth. Its…

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Gulls, Humans, and the Environment

Nowadays gulls are trash birds, the subnatural inhabitants of drosscapes. Their coming among us has lowered their sea-bird status. Today…

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Beaver on a plank above water

How Beavers Can Save the World from Environmental Ruin

If you’re a loyal Chelsea Green customer, and haven’t been living in a dam for the last year, the likelihood…

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drawing of a gull

Gulls: A Checklist for The Beginning of an Affair

Over the past hundred years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They live not only on the coasts but…

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Tractor clearing a field

Farmers Aren’t Created Equal: The “American Farmer” Fallacy

For those who aren’t in the know, it may seem like all farmers are created equal, but that’s simply not…

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farm

Healthy Culture, Society and Mother Earth: Agri-Culture

In Call of the Reed Warbler, Charles Massy’s stunning observations of interaction between nature, culture, and society is nothing short of eye…

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Chelsea Green Authors in the News: Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

One of the most rewarding parts of our job is working with an amazing roster of authors who are not…

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liz marchall and sy montgomery

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Authors Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas discuss Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind—a “most delectable potpourri…

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tractor in field

Emergence of the Mechanical Mind and Its Dire Implications

For as far back as we can remember, humans have been driven by the Mechanical Mind – a desire to…

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wild deer

Happy National Wildlife Day!

Furry friends, ecological heroes, and wild beasts—we celebrate them all. In honor of wildlife and all there is to learn…

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farm

A Call for Regenerative Agriculture: From the Group Up

Farmland covers 38 percent of the Earth’s land area and is a major contributor to climate change. But it doesn’t…

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salmon

The Wild in Us and Us in the Wild

In the following Q&A, Martin Lee Mueller, author of Being Salmon, Being Human, discusses the importance of rethinking the human-Earth…

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beaver-cut tree

Appetite For Construction

Have you ever wondered why beavers build dams the way they do? Believe it or not, there is actually a…

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figs

Fig Trees: Snakes and Ladders & Tantalising Figs

You ever think about how important fig trees are to ecosystems all over the world? Me neither… until I read Gods,…

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Kate Raworth speaking

VIDEO TED2018: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow

What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? “Like a doughnut,” says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening TED2018…

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