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September 07, 2011 — Out on the Great Plains a photographer documents one of the natural world’s truly awe-inspiring journeys.

September 07, 2011

September 06, 2011 — Extra ideas to round out your gift-giving.

September 06, 2011 — A writer and her family embark on a cross-country ski quest to see wild reindeer in a powdery, wind-swept Norwegian national park that nearly conquered one legendary explorer.

September 06, 2011 — When the Gulf oil spill threatened birds and beaches, tens of thousands of citizens signed up to lend a hand. Five months later, they’re still working hard.

September 06, 2011 — The tropics are renowned bastions of biodiversity. But scientists are finding that our own backyard rivals the rainforests as they uncover dozens of new species each year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

September 06, 2011 — In Oregon’s deep backcountry, a group of rugged environmentalists fight for some of the nation’s oldest forests.

September 06, 2011 — Green energy isn’t necessarily harmless. But new efforts are under way to site renewable energy projects and transmission lines outside unspoiled landscapes and wildlife habitat.

September 06, 2011 — An hour from the smog and concrete of Los Angeles, a quarter-million-acre oasis, bursting with rare and unusual species, is waiting to be discovered.

September 06, 2011 — Ever wonder where the cell phone or computer you toss ends up? Our writer follows her own digital detritus to the far ends of the earth.