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Where the River Meets Fiery Skies

A photo essay by Naomi Binzen

Over the days of September 8-9, 2020, vast swaths of the West Coast of the United States were burning under a siege of wildfires. From Northern California up through Oregon, the thick smoke of unprecedented fires, combined with coastal fog, created a stunning and uncanny phenomenon of blood-red skies. Oregon-based photographer Naomi Binzen captured the phenomenon in its stark beauty.

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Vintage Astronomy Illustrations (for Summer Solstice 2021)
Environment, Gallery
Vintage Astronomy Illustrations (for Summer Solstice 2021)
Environment, Gallery

A gallery of public domain vintage astronomical illustrations, depicting planetary models and cycles (19th-to-early-20th century)

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Vintage Space Weather Collection (Earth Day 2021)
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Vintage Space Weather Collection (Earth Day 2021)
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A selection of original photographs of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis (via NOAA Photo Library)

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‘Wild flowers of New York' (Spring Equinox 2020)
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‘Wild flowers of New York' (Spring Equinox 2020)
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A public domain selection of vintage botanical taxonomy photographs from 'Wild flowers of New York' (1918)

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Ep. 48: Capturing the Songs of a Changing Climate (via Undark Magazine)
Acoustic Ecology, Environment, Article
Ep. 48: Capturing the Songs of a Changing Climate (via Undark Magazine)
Acoustic Ecology, Environment, Article

“Garth Paine: Sound describes the environment in really detailed ways…” Podcast episode 48 via Undark Magazine (22 Sept 2020)

Acoustic Ecology, Environment, Article
Monarch Migrations: how Citizens help Scientists learn about the Lives of Butterflies
Wildlife, Environment
Monarch Migrations: how Citizens help Scientists learn about the Lives of Butterflies
Wildlife, Environment

Plummeting monarch butterfly populations have prompted conservation projects and the use of ‘citizen science’ methods in order to build scientific knowledge of the species’ migratory patterns.

Wildlife, Environment
Wild Soundscapes: A Collection of Nature Recordings
Acoustic Ecology, Wildlife, Environment
Wild Soundscapes: A Collection of Nature Recordings
Acoustic Ecology, Wildlife, Environment

A curated collection on acoustic ecology: soundscape recordings from various wildlife and outdoor environments

Acoustic Ecology, Wildlife, Environment
NOAA’s Vintage West Coast Collection: Select Images
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NOAA’s Vintage West Coast Collection: Select Images
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A selection of original photographs from the West Coast section of NOAA’s America’s Coastline collection

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What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
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What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
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By Dr. Kari Marie Norgaard and Sarah Worl, University of Oregon. Originally published on The Conversation (October 2019). Reprinted with permission under CC BY-ND-4.0

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Inside Hunting Brook Gardens, Co. Wicklow
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Inside Hunting Brook Gardens, Co. Wicklow
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A gallery of imagery from one of Ireland’s largest and most stunning private collection of plants and flora: Hunting Brook Gardens

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‘Ferns and evergreens of New England’ (1895)
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‘Ferns and evergreens of New England’ (1895)
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A collection of plates from ‘Ferns and evergreens of New England: A Simple Guide for their Determination’ (1895)

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