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The spotted lanternfly is not that bad...
...and no, you don't need to squash it
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Gabe Popkin
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February 2024

The Eastern United States' powerhouse forests
A study suggests some forests are thriving in our current climate. Others are withering.
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Gabe Popkin
11

December 2023

Recent (and not-so-recent) works
Catching up at the end of a busy year
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Gabe Popkin

November 2023

Bill Powell
A remembrance for a different kind of scientist
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Gabe Popkin
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May 2023

April 2023

In defense of foraging
We should feel free to go out and (responsibly) harvest food from the wild
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Gabe Popkin
5

March 2023

Some good news: Wetlands are doing way better than we thought
But the future of these life-nurturing ecological superscapes remains perilous
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Gabe Popkin
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The wood-wide web: A story too good for its own good?
Hard questions about one of our most popular scientific narratives
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Gabe Popkin
12

February 2023

Could one of our most important trees disappear with barely a whimper?
A mysterious disease aided by an apathetic bureaucracy could doom the American beech
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Gabe Popkin
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Genetically engineered trees have been planted in American forests
The back-story and some reflections on a wild tree story
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Gabe Popkin
Speaking to the future with loppers and hand saws
Planting trees is overrated. We need an army of tree pruners.
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Gabe Popkin
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January 2023

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