Place

Human Landscape, Place, Technology

Searching for the Stars: Light Pollution in Puerto Rico

Searching for the Stars: Light Pollution in Puerto Rico

Javier A. Román-Nieves documents the night skies above Puerto Rico to encourage understanding of the consequences of light pollution on the environment and the planet.
by × April 14, 2017 × 2 comments

Culture, National Parks, Place

In Memory

In Memory

After recent fires at Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Elizabeth Parker Garcia reflects on the mountains of eastern Tennessee as a place of loss, remembrance and resilience.
by × January 22, 2017 × 3 comments

Climate, Human Landscape, National Parks, Place

Facing Fear in the Heart of Alaska

Facing Fear in the Heart of Alaska

Filmmaker Christina Stone hikes across melting glaciers and descends into their chasms to confront climate change head on and tell its story in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
by × January 18, 2017 × 0 comments

Climate, Indigenous Peoples, Place

The Newtok post office. Photo by Jon Meyer.

Moses and the Marines

Indigenous Yup'ik Alaskans grapple with the relocation of their town as permafrost thaws and riverbanks erode.
by × May 16, 2016 × 1 comment

Culture, Place

Painting the Pacific Northwest

Painting the Pacific Northwest

Where the mountains and forests end, the ocean begins.
by × August 29, 2012 × 0 comments

Actions, Culture, Place

Could Doing Chores Save the World?

Could Doing Chores Save the World?

While laboring at a remote commune in the wilds of New Mexico, Emily Schosid learned what real sustainability means. And it's not at all what you'd expect.
by × March 28, 2012 × 5 comments