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(A)synchronicities | Wetland Times
The fifth chapter of “Wetland Times,” “(A)synchronicities.”
“La primavera silenciosa de Rachel Carson”
The story of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring told in Spanish.
Roças and queimadas: Changing Landscapes of Fire in Twentieth-Century Portugal
In 1966, historian Albert Silbert highlighted the longstanding importance of fire in the traditional Portuguese rural economy, at a time when such practices were being erased from the landscape.
State Natural Areas and the Evolution of Land Conservation in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin
Land conservation initiatives underwent rapid change in early twentieth-century Wisconsin, culminating in the protection of hundreds of local natural areas scattered across the state.
Between Salt and Water: The Environmental Crisis at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India
Across a century and a half, colonial, private and government salt farming at Sambhar has transformed the ecology of the lake and caused a slow cataclysm of pollution, affecting wildlife and livelihoods.
“Visual Tailings” (manuscript draft)
Prepublished draft of a Emmanuelle Roth’s and Gregg Mitman’s article “Visual Tailings.”
Beaches to Blazes: Remembering the 1887 Cape Cod Wildfires Ahead of a Potentially Fiery Future
Although known today more for beaches than blazes, Cape Cod experienced severe wildfires in 1887 that—when remembered—draw attention to the region’s inherent flammability and need for fire-adaptive management.