A One-Room Schoolhouse on the Prairie Grandpa looked at the shattered corn leaves. “This is hail country. We don’t want to settle here,” he stated in his native Czech. He was in the North Loup Valley in the early 1880s, looking for a suitable place to homestead. Ernest Rousek Dec 18, 2017
Loren Eiseley: Naturalist and Modern Shaman Now, more than ever, Eiseley’s message about humankind’s relationship to the environment is relevant in light of global warming, pollution, population growth, and resource depletion. Deborah Derrick Dec 8, 2017
Norris Alfred: Jobs and Satisfactory Living We take issue with the assertion that having a “job” is the prime reason for living. Norris Alfred Nov 30, 2017
Stumbling into the Anthropocene Some of the smartest people in the world using some of the most powerful computers ever made are sure the planet’s climate is changing, and changing rapidly. And they’re sure that we humans are to blame. Tom Lynch Oct 5, 2017
Prairie Pines in Nebraska under New Management Wachiska Audubon takes ownership of Prairie Pines from the University of Nebraska Foundation — but there’s more to the story. Cris Trautner Oct 24, 2024
How the Climate Crisis Is Transforming the Meaning of ‘Sustainability’ in Business Companies’ concerns about climate change have typically been focused on their operational, financial, and reputational risks. Now, climate change is calling into question the traditional paradigm. Raz Godelnik Jan 3, 2022
The Naked Naturalist It’s true that “naturalist” sounds like “naturist” (nudists who believe clothing is a barrier to the natural world), but in this case, no clothes were removed. Jack Phillips Oct 20, 2021
Feya Candle: Building Our Own Company Nebraska business Feya Candle is successful and gives back with every sale, but the path began “out of a heaping pile of failure.” Sarah Spitsen Jun 13, 2019
Soundscapes There was a time, before industrialization and modern technology, when the only sounds heard outside of cities were from nature. Elizabeth Mack Jun 6, 2019
