Media Items
Ian’s Ride
In Ian’s Ride, Karen Polinsky tells an inspiring story of Ian Mackay learning ways to approach life after he had been paralyzed from the neck down. One of the things I especially liked about the story was how it focused on the process of finding solutions rather than dramatizing a negative view of the situation.
Our Oceans
A five-episode series, each one about a different ocean. The underwater video is stunning, and it does a good job of pointing out ecosystem interconnections.
The Accidental Ecosystem
Cities do, indeed, have their own ecosystems. These have developed over centuries of city growth, suburb growth, and other human impacts on the lands. This book added a new dimension to my understanding of how we are impacting nature.
Earth For All
Earth for All was published in 2022 as a report to The Club of Rome. As I read it, I realized that it was part of a “new wave” of literature about addressing our current global problems — a wave that was based on systems thinking.
Homewaters
I highly recommend Homewaters — for the way it introduces the components of the Puget Sound ecosystem, but especially for how it weaves the various parts together.
Sweet in Tooth and Claw
a compelling journey through an ecosystem based view of nature and discoveries within nature, told through stories of people who were helping to bring these observations to light.
Blue Hope
I found myself excitedly telling my friends about this book, saying: “It’s such a great coffee table book that it almost makes me want to buy a coffee table.” Joking aside, I’ve long been a fan of Sylvia Earle. I even had a chance to sit down and chat with her quite some years ago
Baseline, What Baseline?
Preserving and restoring nature are key items on our global agenda. But it’s complicated. What do we preserve? What are the goal posts for our restoration efforts? J.B. MacKinnon takes a hard look at these issues and at getting one’s mind around nature in general. His 2013 book, The Once and Future World, is written
Are Herring Runs Rebounding
David Albright put together a very good short video about Spring 2023 herring spawning, including some underwater footage by our friend Laura James and some of the cultural connections.
Importance of parasites
One of the things that caught my attention about this radio story was that it was aimed at broadening our notions of what an ecosystem is. While much of the media’s attention is still on the charismatic megafauna, other less obvious and less beloved elements are also of vital importance. When was the last time
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Wrapping Up 2017
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Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
- WA Fish and Wildlife panel confronts high tensions and harsh testimony – Washington Standard April 21, 2026The never ending drama of the State Wildlife Commission continued with an open session allowing comments from both sides in the controversy. We urge the Governor to take steps to remove Director Kelly Susewind. The Governor never had any need to follow the lead of the hunters associations as they hated him from the beginning […]
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- 4/24 Giant Pacific octopus, Chris Morgan, acid waters, mass evaporation, mosquito power, fossil fuel health, democracy watch, week in review. April 24, 2026Giant Pacific octopus [Monterey Bay Aquarium] Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini The giant Pacific octopus can be found all around the Pacific, from Korea and Japan to the coastlines of Canada, the United States and Mexico. It lives in chilly Pacific waters 60 degrees Fahrenheit or colder — in both shallow water and depths to […]