6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (92+ words) Counter Punch. org The invisible forest is made up Of trees (of beeches/books Made up of leaves Turning Invisibly, this forest Through which we walk Determining our path, The tree trunks " the caudex " The codes Determine the widths Of…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (204+ words) It was around sundown when, after putting my eighth graders in their tents for quiet time, the grizzly bear came charging" into camp." This was not a totally unusual occurrence in Yellowstone'after a few years of teaching science in the…...

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1+ week, 6+ day ago  (357+ words) You can also purchase this individual item for $1. 50 Long-time Chestnut Hill resident (30 years, and before that, eight years in Wyndmoor) Doug Wechsler, one of the most prolific nature writers in the country, might well be called the Charles Darwin of…...