tales from the wild metropolis
How do you assign a value to nature, or to a specific component of an ecosystem? Humans have various methods for assigning worth to natural resources and ecosystem services, but how would you go about appraising the unintentional contributions to science made by the small, easy-to-overlook Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)?
As Dash, my canine coach, and I were walking earlier this week, I noticed small, pale butterflies along the sunnier sections of our path. I decided to come back on my own while Dash was having his post-walk breakfast at home because sneaking up on anything is mission impossible when you have a resolutely curious... Continue Reading →
This week’s focus on the holidays of two major religions, not to mention some events in my own life, had me thinking about endings that actually turn out to be the start of something new and unexpected. My spiritual vocabulary is more deeply rooted in the biological than the Biblical, so when I think of... Continue Reading →
Next-Door Nature 