06/08/1986
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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 …
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06/01/1989
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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
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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
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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
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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. …
06/13/1993
08/29/1993
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“A Yukon Fish Camp for Visitors” was published in the The New York Times, August 29, 1993.
“MY husband, Ralph, and I were …
03/01/1994
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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 …
08/21/1994
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“In Search of Your Own Private Idaho” was published in the New York Times, August 21, 1994.
DEFENDING our territory – a firneedle-strewn campsite near a lake – wasn’t what my husband and I had in mind for our trip last August to …
01/01/2000
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“Daniel Boone Slept Here” was published in Sierra Magazine, January/February 2000.
“Legend has it that Daniel Boone was asked if he had ever been lost during his decades of exploring uncharted wilderness. ‘No,’ replied America’s quintessential pioneer, ‘but I was plumb bewildered for …
01/01/2001
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“Contemplating a Cougar Comeback: a Bioregional Venture into Carnivore Country” was published in Orion Afield, winter 2000-01.
“‘So THE MORAL OF THE STORY,’ said wildlife tracking instructor Susan Morse, ‘is always save some of your shit.’ We clustered around her to gaze at the …
06/01/2007
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“A Bend in the River” was published in Madison, The Magazine of James Madison University, summer 2007.
“In May 2003, several JMU professors and students formed …