Environment

Tending Nature

A Return to Heirloom Corn Unpacks Powerful Cultural Histories

A growing number of seed programs is atempting to connect Indigenous communities back to traditional ecological knowledge, while encouraging healthy diets and sustainable farming practices for all.

A group at the Cultural Conservancy removes dried grain corn from the cob to preserve the seeds in their seed library. | Still from the "Cultivating Native Foodways with the Cultural Conservancy" episode of "Tending Nature."

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Tending Nature

5 Indigenous Stories to Help Us Reckon with the Past and Honor Native Peoples

Here are a few programs and articles we recommend to help center your Thanksgiving celebration on honoring and amplifying Native stories, seeking truth about our history, and acknowledging Indigenous presence and wisdom.

Sara Moncada (Yaqui/Irish), chief program officer at the Cultural Conservancy, left, and Melissa K. Nelson (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), president and CEO of the Cultural Conservancy, right, tending plants together. | Still from "Tending Nature"

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Tending Nature

Reclaiming, Restoring and Preserving Indigenous Relationships

The third and final season of “Tending Nature” emphasizes a reciprocal relationship between human and land, acknowledging Indigenous presence, and respecting natural resources.

A U.S. Flag flaps in the wind as the Shady Fire impacts structures along CA-12 on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 in Santa Rosa, California. | Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Earth Focus

Opinion: Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It — Because They Do

Captain Trump wants to steer us straight onto the rocks. This election is humanity’s last shot to prevent utter climate catastrophe.

A canyon in the Black Rock-High Rock conservation area.

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Black Rock-High Rock: The Negotiation Behind Conservation

A proposal to protect Nevada’s Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon received much criticism.

A housing development in the Las Vegas area.

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How SNPLMA Wove Urban Las Vegas Back Into the Environment

The legislation helped balance urban growth in Las Vegas with environmental conservation.

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing her pursuit of a green economy for Nevada.

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Sen. Cortez Masto's Pursuit of a Green Economy

Cortez Masto has a goal to grow a clean energy economy that includes jobs for the future.

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto discussing Senator Harry Reid's legacy.

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Sen. Cortez Masto On Reid’s Environmental Legacy

Sen. Harry Reid struck a balance when crafting inclusive environmental policy, she says.

An undated photo of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. | Steven Chase/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Getty Images

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Will We Be Able to Reverse Trump’s Climate Damage?

What Joe Biden would need to do starting from Day One to correct the course of US climate policy.

A coal truck drives to the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant on March 28, 2016 outside Delta, Utah. | George Frey/Getty Images

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California’s Coal History Leaves Lessons for Renewable Energy Transition

California for many embodies the quintessential future of renewable energy. But a closer look, reveals a coal economy and story of implication and intimacy across the West.

Rediscovering SoCal

L.A.’s Olympic Aspirations

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Rediscovering SoCal

L.A.’s Olympic Aspirations

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