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Alphabetical List of Nature Publications, A — I
Canada
Biodiversity around our towns with news of wildlife gardening.
From the author: As a biologist, I try to help people open their eyes to the wildlife around our homes.
United States
John Muir has said: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” I love the interconnectedness of all natural life.
From the author: Research is a wonderful rabbit hole to tumble down. One element learned leads to so much more. This post combined many elements coming together when my research began.
Norway
Using objective details of our natural world as a lens through which we can understand our subjective world. And vice versa.
From the poet: Here is a good starting place. Anthropomorphism might be just another form of zoomorphism. We are animals, after all.
France
I write at the intersection of creativity, herbalism and alchemy from a hamlet in a forest.
From the writer: I'm a poet, novelist, publisher and herbalist and love helping others on their transformative paths; here’s a piece with a wonderful exploration of the ‘language of the land.'
By: James Evarts
Spain (Catalunya)
We are a group of over 50 scientists and we do: inventory of species (3,500 so far), two weather stations, digital monitoring of river systems, & ongoing counts of butterflies, birds, & flowers across an area of approximately 4,500 acres which represents the entire river valley of the Río Catllar.
Scientist’s note: Visit our site (in Catalan and English) to learn of our discovery of a robust population of Thyreophora cynophila ( Bone Skipper), our monitoring of the extremely threatened Galemys pyrenaicus (Pyrenean Desman), and our study of two populations of Bombus gerstaeckeri (feeds on Aconitum riparian).
United States
Exploring ways that we, trapped and complicit in destructive systems we hate, might find a way forward— holding our grief, fear, and anger in the same trembling hands as wonder, humility, and awe.
From the author: After a difficult week, I reflected here on the rich, inspiring, enlightening interactions I had with the wonderful writers here in the Substack community.
United States
A field biologist (and boy explorer) writing at the intersection of the natural world and human nature.
Author’s suggestion: Start here.
United States
Looking beyond carbon reductionism to see Earth's climate in all its living complexity.
From the author: This post is not only about a one-of-a-kind scientist who is no longer with us, but a full introduction to the living climate and why we've heard so little about it.
United States
Reflections on climate anxiety and spiritual resilience by a professor of religious studies and Indigenous studies.
From the author: This post introduces readers to why comparative religions and Indigenous studies need to be part of our conversations around climate anxiety and eco-grief.
United States
A celebration of more-than-human life and invitation to remember that we too are creatures.
Author’s note: This essay tells symbiotic stories and considers relationships involved in the pleasure we often feel when we encounter the fragrance of damp soil in spring.
United States
Walk with the animals. Talk with the animals.
From the author: The Critters luvluvluv Turtles.
United States
Immersive perspectives on the fine art of a joyful existence.
From the author: Start here. How we relate to our world is expressed in our traditions, those we celebrate and those we no longer notice.
United States
Cricklewood is our basecamp nestled in a forest hollow from which we go forth following trails of curiosity.
Author’s note: This year, as I explain in this post, Cricklewood is going on expedition in our nature journals and nurturing a deep connection with the environment through drawing and writing.
Global/feral; Europe presently
Dispatches from the intersection of fiction, nature writing, and empowerment through ancestral skills.
From the author: This is the place to discover what lies behind each of the different tabs on my Substack homepage, a map or guide to the whole.
By: Willa Köerner
United States
Dark Properties is a personal newsletter illuminating personal and planetary ecologies, from writer, editor, and gardener Willa Köerner. Each dispatch aims to brighten our vision for the future(s) we can collectively grow.
From the author: I started gardening about 5 years ago, and quickly found it to be a portal into a deep exploration of our planet's shifting, mutating ecologies; this piece is about discovering invasive worms in my garden, and the personal "worm hole" I went down as I tried to learn how to remediate them.
United States
Stories about People, and Places with a focus on Nature's Wonders and Wisdom
From the author: Whether exploring the mystical depths of a hidden forest, witnessing the breathtaking spectacle of a starlit sky, or simply savoring the gentle rhythm of a babbling brook, "The Earthmonk Journal" inspires readers to slow down, reconnect with the natural world, and rediscover the beauty and wonder that surround us every day.
United Kingdom
A journal of everyday auguries and under-reported miracles
Author’s note: Here are some miracles I found on my doorstep.
United States
I guide people overwhelmed by our always-on world on setting up a slower life they don’t need to escape by restoring Nature to the center of their lives.
From the author: Start here for a short manifesto on why this movement is so critical now.
United States
It's up to us; an environmental lawyer talks wildlife and forest magic with an occasional digression into rewilding the Earth.
From the author: My post about the tiniest bunny and its struggle to bounce back in the American northwest was one of my favorite pieces to research and write, and readers seemed to enjoy the ride too.
United States
A field guide is a tool for identifying what can be observed in the world: a resource for identifying the features of this new world we’ve inherited and are passing on, and for discussing the solutions, both cultural and technological.
From the writer: My work articulates the disrupted world to you in language that is both direct and poetic, and my essays, such as this one, toggle between describing the disrupted world and reminding you of how beautiful and astonishing that world is.
United States
A novelist's journal of urban nature and life in the edgelands of Austin, Texas, with occasional trips to other places.
From the author: This post reflected on the hottest summer in recorded history, as it began to end, and is a pretty good example of how the newsletter tries to balance clear-eyed witness to what's happening around us with a persistent hopefulness drawn from the evidence of nature's resilience to be found wherever you look (once you learn to do so).
United States
I write about building and designing a garden, and the magic of living in the woods and growing things.
Author’s note: This is the short history and outline of the gardens; a useful place to start.
United States
A botanically inspired newsletter for plant passionate people.
United States
Florida Native discusses backyard ecology, local history, natural gems, and all things flora and fauna in the Sunshine State.
From the author: Suburban wildlife brings so much awe to our lives and this post captures an avian rivalry in the neighborhood.
Scotland
Moments of tranquility, gifts of attention: visual poems from a fluid place
Artist’s note: Curiosity prompts me to search this place; fluidity calls to me in nature and art. The feelings this can evoke are too precious not to share, and it's wonderful to hear when it resonates.
Canada
Chickadees eating out of my hand, a newborn foal peeking around her mother's side - this is just a glimpse of the beautiful nature and animal connections that I'd love to share with you through photography, non-fiction, and poetry.
Author’s note: Birdwatching at Buttertubs Marsh is always a special experience. I wrote this piece a long time ago and it remains one of my and others' favourite articles. Paired here with recent photos, it explores the mystical and contradictory beauty of the marsh and life in general.
France
Light hearted nature journaling and field notes from small holding on a hill in France…
United States
Weaving nature writing, ecology, and philosophy to better understand hope: why we lose it, and how we might regain it.
Author’s note: This post is the best place to start; it explains what Hopecology is and is not, and what I'm aiming to address.