Seattle philosopher, writer and Zen priest Jason Wirth talks with Paul Nelson about bioregionalism, paying attention, approaches to the climate crisis, and the spiritual significance of Steller's jays.
Tag: climate change
Watching Marmots
Wildlife biologists are studying hoary marmots in the high meadows of the North Cascades to determine why their populations are in decline. Researchers with the Cascades Carnivore Project suspect climate change and the shifting range of predators are the culprits.
Clear Cut: Saving BC’s Inland Rainforest
Northern British Columbia's inland rainforest, a rare ecosystem with 1,000-year-old trees, is under threat from clear-cut logging. Activists are working to protect these relatively unknown forests, home to wildlife including endangered mountain caribou.
Elegy for Tahlequah’s Calf
In a powerful poem, Paul Nelson helps us grieve along with an orca mother who has been keeping her dead calf afloat for more than five days in the Salish Sea.