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Barry Lopez

A record number of wolves are roaming the forests and fields of Oregon, 20 years after the species returned to the state.

Charlotte McConaghy’s new novel imagines reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands

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“Once There Were Wolves” tells a mysterious tale about a woman-led team working to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands, the people who confront them, and the deadly toll of domestic abuse.

The Language of Landscape

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Home Ground: The Language of Landscape

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The Language of Landscape

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The Language of Landscape

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Homeground: The Language of Landscape

Editor Barry Lopez explores the term “acre foot.”

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The Language of Landscape

Poet Pattiann Rogers explores the meaning of the word kudzu.

The Language of Landscape

Writer Donna Seaman explores the term “looking glass prairie.”

The Language of Landscape

In Living on Earth’s continuing series on the words we use to describe nature, writer D. J. Waldie explores the term “dead ice.”

The Language of Landscape

In Living on Earth’s continuing series on the words used to describe nature; writer Jan DeBlieu explores the term “pocket beach.”

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