“When the petroleum company that had drilled many of these wells folded in the 1990s, as many did when crude prices bottomed out after the Gulf War, the open boreholes left behind became the responsibility of the state.” Montana and …

Capping Abandoned Methane-Spewing Oil Wells Read more »

“She paid attention to Indigenous knowledge. A lightbulb went on when she heard Bruce ‘Subiyay’ Miller of the Skokomish Nation describe the forest as a symbiotic organism. Under the forest floor, Miller taught, ‘there is an intricate and vast system …

A scientist’s career in communion with trees. Read more »

Artist and architect Maya Lin, known famously for the original design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, has also been a dedicated environmentalist for years. “’I call them my gentle giants,’ Lin [told Sarah Cascone, of artnet news] at the opening …

“Ghost Forest” – 49 Dying Cedar Trees Planted in a Manhattan Park Read more »

It’s commonly said that woody plants of < 2 years age and < 10 ft. tall will be especially vulnerable to the onslaught of a very loud insect that loves small branches for making slits in to place their eggs. …

Prepping young trees for the oncoming Brood X cicada swarm Read more »