Building an Arctic Atlas
A team from Audubon Alaska designs ecological maps to make us rethink our place in the arctic.
Tagged: Conservation
Environmental Complacency and the Rise of Distraction; or, How I Learned to Embrace Worrying and Love Movies
How do species extinctions past and present affect our daily lives? What can we do to connect to environmental change?
The Urban Buzz: Pollinator Protection in Madison, Wisconsin
A variety of bees inhabit urban spaces alongside us. In Madison, efforts are underway to improve habitats for the pollinators.
Edgy Stuff: February 2016 Recommendations
A special edition of our February 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board, honoring Black History Month.
Exploitation and Conservation Among the Ancient Maya
Environmental exploitation has been linked to the collapse of the Mayan society, but the Maya may in fact have been environmental stewards.
Alan Bennett: An Ecological Storyteller
An ecologist channels a lifetime of studying birds into intricate wood carvings.
January 2016 Recommendations, A Farewell, and Three New Members of the Editorial Team
A few announcements plus January 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Land Use Legacies: What We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity
The ecological legacy of our ancestors is deeply engraved in the environment today—a fact that reminds us of our shared responsibility to our descendants.
Rewilding the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Volunteers and stakeholders bring prairie ecosystems back to life on the grounds of what was once the world’s largest munitions facility.
Killing Birds
The recent collection of a rare bird re-ignites the debate among scientists and broader publics about the value of lethal techniques for studying wildlife.
