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Author coreyPosted on Here are two book recommendations related to the outdoors and mountaineering. “Accidents in North American Climbing” is an annual publication from the American Alpine Club, with frank and interesting accounts … Read More “A Couple of Good Outdoor Books”
Author coreyPosted on Locust trees look like something from space. The thorns are believed to have evolved to protect the trees from browsing Pleistocene megafauna (mammoths, giant deer, etc) [1]. (Wiregrass Lake Metropark, … Read More “Locust Tree Thorns”
Author coreyPosted on I am interested in green burial (aka natural burial). Traditional cemeteries are arranged for the living. Traditional burial is expensive, wasteful, and weirdly permanent. Green burial (as defined by the … Read More “Green Burial”
Author coreyPosted on I love WNYC’s RadioLab. The hosts are great, the topics are compelling, and the production of the show is just great. I really like the way they use sound and … Read More “RadioLab Shows About Plants and Trees”
Author coreyPosted on These fish are native to the rivers of western Mexico. They are listed as “endangered” or “critically endangered” by several conservation authorities, including the International Union for the Conservation of Nature … Read More “Characodon Lateralis”