Paradise Wild
As a lifelong mountaineer and reader of nature literature, as a scholar, as a descendant of naturalist William Bartram, and as a gay ex-Baptist who...
Propagation of Pacific Northwest Native Plants
Increasing awareness of the beneficial role of native plants in promoting healthy ecosystems has generated new interest in propagation techniques. Native plants have been recognized...
Winter Twigs
Winter Twigs has long been respected and widely used as a unique guide for wintertime identification of the deciduous plants of northwestern Oregon and western...
Touching This Leviathan
Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable—in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver...
On the Run
Catherine Doucette is a backcountry skier, horseback rider, and mountaineer—roles that have resulted in adventures where she is often the only woman in a group...
The Last Layer of the Ocean
There are five layers of the ocean, though most of us will only ever see one. The deepest layer is the midnight zone, where the...
Canyon, Mountain, Cloud
What do we seek and what do we find when we visit parks and protected areas? What does it mean to become so deeply attached...
Something Hidden in the Ranges
We all see the largest features of mountain ecosystems—the impressively rugged peaks, the clear blue lakes, and the extensive forests—but each of these readily visible...