"The astronomer had calculated where the planet we were looking for would lay: the “Goldilocks” zone, where the star’s heat would neither be so close that the planet’s water would boil nor so far that it would freeze—the temperature at which life was likely to form."
"For my family, the best style of camping is the quiet kind. We hike up the forested hills seeking nothing but the songs of birds and the whisper of leaves."
Featured Artist Our featured artist is Sarah Kirkpatrick. Sarah is an Environmental Biology major at SUNY-ESF (class of 2019) and works primarily with water colors. Click the button below to view her work. Featured Artist Artwork Archive Dock Zack Smith, Environmental Studies, Class of [...]
"Succulents are easy to plant and care for, flowers are vibrantly colored and odorous, herbs smell strongly and also provide nutrition."
Each pellucid drop glides down the awns/ and nestles between the verdant folds./ The small green leaves and drop embrace,/ To uncurl with the morning dew./
Dawn breaks along with/ the farmer’s spirit./ He rises/ just to kneel down in prayer./
By David Kay Scholars and environmental activists debate which environmental ethic is best for guiding the way humans relate to nature. Traditional conservationists claim that there is an inherent dichotomy at play between human development and the environment, and therefore they frame the issue as a zero-sum game. This “wilderness ethic” has caused heated debate [...]
By Lucas Kittelberger People idealize living a ‘healthy’ lifestyle. There are millions of diets that an individual can decide to follow, and about as many exercise programs. Commercials on TV tell us that it’s a smart idea to take the stairs and pass on ice cream, inferring that in doing so we will avoid some form [...]
by Sonya M. Zielinski When you come from the stars The gentle dusty tumbling Of light and what is there when there is nothing at all— how could we relate, creature of the earth? And rock. And what is there when Collisions between atoms Pull the dust together.
