by Chris Woodside | Oct 31, 2011 | Magazine Articles
Aldo Leopold (U.S. Forest Service) Connecticut Woodlands, Fall 2011 Aldo Leopold was a hunter. The icon of the environmental movement, the man who taught us not to exploit the land but understand its complexities, wasn’t a bloodthirsty killer. He believed that hunting...
by Chris Woodside | Oct 31, 2011 | Online Articles
The mountain lion in Minnesota last winter, months before he made it to Connecticut. Patch.com, July 9, 2011 Despite many sightings over the years, it’s doubtful Connecticut has mountain lions For 25 years, Connecticut residents have reported seeing mountain...
by Chris Woodside | Oct 17, 2011 | Newspaper Articles
The New York Times, September 13, 1998 THE sea level is rising 2 millimeters a year, too little to notice year to year but enough to send the waves toward beach houses and sea walls over the next two generations. The tidal marshes that once covered most of the...
by Chris Woodside | Oct 4, 2011 | Online Articles
Orange bars mark hypoxia area; purple line marks duration. Long Island Sound Study Patch.com It is a killing combination: Connecticut’s developed coast bumps up against Long Island Sound, a quiet body of water with few exit points to the open ocean. Each summer, a...
by Chris Woodside | Jun 21, 2011 | Magazine Articles
Rose Wilder Lane testifying in 1939 before Congress. She favored the Ludlow Amendment, which would have taken declaring war to a vote of the people. (Library of Congress photo) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2010 Over the past several years, my pursuit of information...
by Chris Woodside | Jun 21, 2011 | Magazine Articles
A landslide from too much rain in Colombia (photo courtesy of Equal Exchange) The Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media, June 7, 2011 That morning ritual, reading the newspaper while sipping coffee, already has given way to peering at the computer over the mug....
