Searching the Forest for the Trees
Indigenous communities rush to find the few remaining monumental cedars for totem poles, house posts, and canoes.
Apr 23, 2019 | 7 min 30 sec
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Inland Icelanders Burned Whale Bones for Warmth
An archaeological find shows that whale bones were sometimes imported inland to use as fuel.
Mar 27, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Wounded Wilderness: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 30 Years Later
On the surface, Prince William Sound appears to have recovered. But you don’t have to dig too deep—into the soil or into memories—to find the spill’s lingering effects
Mar 22, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
The Basketmaker
Through the practice and poetry of basketmaking, lives, cultures, and generations intertwine.
Feb 26, 2019 | 4,500 words, about 23 minutes
Deer Wars: The Forest Awakens
On Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, culling deer is an act of cultural and ecological restoration.
Jan 22, 2019 | 3,800 words, about 19 minutes
Seagrass Safeguards Human History
Like security vaults, seagrass meadows help preserve underwater heritage.
Jan 7, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
An Oasis of Open Water
Inuit in Canada and Greenland want to protect an ecological wonder—a massive Arctic polynya—at the center of their world.
Nov 27, 2018 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes
In the Chesapeake Bay, Shell Mounds Show a Long History of Sustainable Oyster Harvests
Indigenous peoples in the Chesapeake harvested oysters sustainably for thousands of years—until the introduction of new techniques by Europeans decimated the stocks.
Nov 22, 2018 | 650 words, about 3 minutes