City trees, urban forests

On Earth Day 2007, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced MillionTreesNYC, a partnership of the nonprofit New York Restoration … More

On the road with the Dragonfly Mercury Project

In April I traveled to Texas to coordinate a science communication workshop for National Park Service and other federal agency … More

Changing the language of land

Some thoughts on how we talk about the world around us – words that are, at the very least, overused, … More

Discoveries

Scientists like to use the word discover, as if they suddenly know something that has never been known, witnessed, thought … More

A new age of barnacles

Do you know where you belong? How do you decide to “settle down” and make a home? For answers, consider … More

Tracking the health of Acadia’s lakes

Covering 7.5 percent of Acadia National Park, lakes here are unique for their coastal mountainous setting. Scant minerals shed by … More

Wabanaki science in Acadia

The Wabanaki, People of the Dawn—the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot—have lived in the Acadia region since time immemorial. Through … More

The Secret Life of Periwinkles

Periwinkles are so common along our shore that it’s easy to take them for granted. But these small marine snails … More

At Chapman Brook

The more one learns about forests and water, the clearer it becomes that they are not two separate things, but … More

Beneath the ocean, a world of mountains

There are mountains in the sea. From tens of thousands of extinct volcanoes rising thousands of meters from the ocean … More