Chris Bolgiano

06/08/1986
Life in the Fencerows, and Death Lurking Nearby
A red barn next to an overgrown fencerow - photo by Lucian Perkins
A red barn next to an overgrown fencerow – photo by Lucian Perkins

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“Life in the Fencerows, and Death Lurking Nearby” was published in Washington Post Magazine, June 8, 1986.

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“‘ONE OF THE MOST time-consuming things is have an enemy,’ E.B. White …

06/01/1989
The Case for Eastern Old-Growth
An unusually old and large chestnut oak in the George Washington National Forest.
An unusually old and large chestnut oak in the George Washington National Forest.

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“The Case for Eastern Old-Growth” was published in American Forests, May/June 1989.

This is the first article to raise the issue of new old-growth in the formerly deforested East.

“Long …

09/01/1989
Unearthing Salamander Secrets
Salmander on moss - photo by Robert Simpson
Salmander on moss – photo by Robert Simpson

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“Unearthing Salamander Secrets” was published in the Defenders of Wildlife, September/October 1989.

“LONG associated with the clammy clutter in the pockets of small boys, salamanders are hard to glamorize. After all, they do live un­der …

06/24/1990
In Rural Virginia, Yogaville is Simply Divine
Yogaville retreat, photo by Kimono Loco is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Yogaville retreat, photo by Kimono Loco is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

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“In Rural Virginia, Yogaville is Simply Divine” was published in the The Washington Post, June 24, 1990.

“The shrine is shaped like a flower, but it pokes up from the meadow …

06/01/1991
Concepts of Cougar
Cover of Wilderness Magazine, Summer, 1991
Cover of Wilderness Magazine, Summer, 1991

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“Concepts of Cougar” was published in the Wilderness Magazine, summer 1991.

“In the beginning was the lion. Images of leonine power are as ancient as the first scratchings on cave walls and as ambigu­ous as the Sphinx. …

05/01/1992
In the Fatherland of Forestry: Baron Alexander von Elverfeldt and Castle Canstein
Castle Canstein - Central Germany
Castle Canstein – Central Germany

This article was published in American Forests, 1992.

The goals and dreams of the Baron of Castle Canstein reflect lessons learned over centuries of forest use and abuse.

“With a huge key, the Baron unlocked the heavy wood door. The room in the …

03/01/1994
The Great Forest
Creek in the Monongahela National Forest, WV
Creek in the Monongahela National Forest, WV

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“The Great Forest” was published in the Wilderness Magazine, spring 1994.

“Rage is not the politically correct emo­tion to feel in an old growth forest. Awe, veneration, respect, humility­, these are expected. But I want to …

06/01/1995
What did you do in the War, Mommy? An Essay to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Dachau Palace in Munich Germany - Shutterstock
Dachau Palace in Munich Germany

This essay was published in Sojourner, 1995.

An Essay to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II.

“From the upland gardens of Dachau Palace, the city of Munich, where I was born in 1948, unfurls like a scroll along a …

08/01/1995
Mountain Lion: An Unnatural History of Pumas and People

Mountain Lion: An Unnatural History of Pumas and People, published by Stackpole Books, 1995.

Mountain Lion: An Unnatural History of Pumas and People examines the interactions between cougars and people across North America through the millennia.

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