Tag: National parks
National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred....
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose...
By ‘helping’ wild animals, you could end their freedom or even...
Julian Avery, Penn State
For anyone who enjoys nature, summer is a fascinating time to be outside. Animals are...
In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here’s what it...
David Jachowski, Clemson University
Driving north on state Highway 66 through the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in central Montana,...
Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive...
Megan Dolman, Boise State University
With spring settling in across the U.S. and days lengthening, many people are ready...
As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape...
Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah
As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...
William Wordsworth and the Romantics anticipated today’s idea of a nature-positive...
Jonathan Bate, Arizona State University
Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma...
Making room for wildlife: 4 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Millions of Americans enjoy observing and photographing wildlife near their homes or on trips. But...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
