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Originally posted on May 31, 2017 by Tammy Cloutier Editor, Whole Terrain A pair of unamused eyes stare back at the reader. Although this gaze does not personally belong to author Michael P. Branch, the avian expression on Branch’s Rants from the Hill (Penguin Random House, 2017) book cover offers a feathered representation of the author’s…
Originally posted on May 22, 2017 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Have you ever heard these arguments about hunger? Or perhaps you’ve used these arguments yourself: Modern farming techniques, such as mechanization, mono-crops, and genetically modified seeds are the only way to…
Originally posted on March 1, 2017 by Tammy Cloutier Editor, Whole Terrain Social beings with roots that crackle and individuals that scream: not the typical phrases that come to mind when one thinks of trees. Is author Peter Wohlleben writing a horror story? No. Rather, Wohlleben invites and…
Originally posted on August 22, 2016 by Tammy Cloutier Whole Terrain staff Imagine a place ravaged by wildfires, shaken by earthquakes, exposed to fierce heat and winds, and buried beneath unrelenting snowstorms: isolated, unforgiving, a place of extremes. Now imagine raising a family there. Trust contributor Michael P. Branch documents…
Originally posted on May 30, 2016 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain We’ve known for 30 years that race is a stronger predictor than economic status of proximity to toxic waste and other industrial pollutants. The work of Robert Bullard (“Solid Waste Sites and the Black Houston…
Originally posted on October 26, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain What is the role of science and scientists in the public realm? Do scientists have a responsibility to engage in civic dialogues and advocate for scientific policies that will ameliorate problems of…
Originally posted on September 28, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Although it’s easy to go through life thinking about evolution as a process occurring on a millennial or epochal timescale, Emily Monosson draws our attention to evolutionary processes happening within our own lifespans in…
Originally posted on May 11, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain In Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave, released this month by University of New Mexico Press, author Sean Prentiss shares his midlife odyssey, seeking purpose, meaning, and place. From his…
Originally posted on March 18, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Although it may be difficult for those of you in New England to believe, spring has definitely sprung in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon had its warmest January on record, and much below…
Originally posted on January 26, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Mary Wood, law professor at University of Oregon, and author of Nature’s Trust When I heard the title of Mary Wood‘s book, Nature’s Trust, I knew I needed to read her book and listen to her…
