Tag Archives: ecosystems
Monarchs on the Move
It’s that season. Monarch butterflies are leaving the upper reaches of their range in North America and heading south for over-wintering in high-altitude sanctuaries in Mexico’s Michoacan Mountains. Depending upon […]
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: 50th Anniversary
Rachel Carson’s landmark book Silent Spring marks its 50th anniversary this year with the new biography On a Farther Shore : The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson by William Souder, (Crown, 512 […]
Cuba-U.S. Collaborate on Enviro Problems
Nature does not respect political boundaries or, for that matter, tropical storms, hurricanes, oil spills and toxic releases. Too little has been written about the state of biodiversity in Cuba, the risks […]