№ 47 · The night observation issue
The quiet hours: a season of watching the sky
Dispatches from dark-sky sites, damp hemlock groves, spring marshes, and one very patient aquarium.
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Ghost pipe: the plant that gave up on sunlight
Monotropa uniflora emerges under hemlock after three days of rain — a field guide to finding it.
2026·02·16 · 6 min read
BIRDING
Counting warblers by ear at Magee Marsh
Thirty-one species before breakfast, and a method for keeping the songs straight in a notebook.
2026·02·02 · 6 min read
AQUARIA
A cryptocoryne flowers eleven days late
Underwater spathes are rare enough to log hourly. Notes on water chemistry, patience, and luck.
2026·01·19 · 6 min read
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