October 2012 Archives
Golden Green:
I never meant to be so predictive. In a column I wrote this summer about the extraordinary vulnerability of the Jersey Shore to the erosive force of hurricanes, I suggested it was so vulnerable because of Nature (Mother) and nature (human). Two months later, Hurricane Sandy underscored that claim.
The Hidden Desert:
I could only stand there, on the white line in the middle of the two-lane desert road, and hope the oncoming cars saw me in my dark clothing in time to slow and swerve around us.
The Hidden Desert:
The shifting seasons bring changes to the Mojave Desert
Golden Green:
Char Miller remembers the late Trinity University teacher that pushed the campus into a brave new world with his Urban Studies program.
Golden Green:
In the Angeles National Forest. | Photo: puck90/Flickr/Creative Commons License The Angeles National Forest is poised to get the ax. There are a lot of hands gripping that particular handle, too. The National Park Service (NPS) is eager to swing...
Water:
A new site helps you learn where your water comes from, and how well it's treated along the way to your tap.
The Hidden Desert:
Joshua Tree National Park plans to make it easier for people to leave their cars and see cholla cacti by removing cholla to make more room for cars.
The Hidden Desert:
Keeping your cat inside really is better for everyone concerned: you, your cat, and the wildlife struggling to live outdoors.
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