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Just Enough: Fishing for Happiness in Southern Thailand
Ed. Note: Just Enough was awarded second place in the 2012 Sage Magazine Young Environmental Writers Contest. It is daybreak in the southernmost tip of Thailand, and Pattani Bay is smooth as a lake,...
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Fed Up: Cultivating Elk and Acrimony in Wyoming
Overnight, a storm has moved in. The talons of Teton Range grip the squall, holding it in place. The clouds shed weight, desperate to be free of the mountains; a heavy snow has been falling all morning...
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Scratch the Salmon, I’ll Have the Sea Robin
Ed. note: this article originally appeared in The Inquisitive Eater under the title “Fishing with the Phils.” Perhaps it’s because farms are more visible than fishing vessels, or because there are more...
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An Ice Rink at 16,000 Feet
Editor’s Note: This piece won 3rd Prize in the first annual SAGE Magazine Young Environmental Writers Competition. Photo by A. Kathleen Higgins. High in the Himalaya, Nepali and Ladakhi laborers pause...
View ArticlePollinating Connecticut
A familiar face in the New Haven community gardening scene, the aptly named Benjamin Gardner runs a handful of agricultural ventures from his homestead farm in Bethany, CT. But Gardner is perhaps best...
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Infographic: Big Bad Corn
This infographic was created by LearnStuff.com. If you’ve ever crept through a corn maze at Halloween, you know how corn can grab ahold of your imagination: benign stalks become monsters and discarded...
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Presence in Absence: The Lengths We Go to Leave No Trace
Deep in the wilderness that bridges Idaho and Montana, a cargo net bloated with irrigation pipes, barbed wire, and cement blocks is slowly pulled along a metal cable that spans the frothy waters of...
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Tragedy of the Commons in Reverse: Talking Land Grabs with Fred Pearce
Displaced residents gather near the fence of Dominion Farm, which sits on land they used to occupy near Kenya’s Yala Swamp. (photo by Fred Pearce) Sage Magazine asked Jennifer Baka, an anthropologist...
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Thinking Like a Mountain Climber
Yvon Chouinard first came onto my radar in 1999. I was a young lass from the Midwest, transplanted for the summer in southern Utah and awestruck by the dramatic landscapes of the West. Having never...
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When a Tree Falls in the Amazon
As our plane prepared to land, I peered out the window and tried to make sense of the blackness. I could see a few points of light, like fireflies; but otherwise the landscape seemed to hold nothing...
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Contest Winner: A Tale of Two Trails
SAGE Magazine is thrilled to award Sarah Maslin’s “A Tale of Two Trails” first prize in our 2013 Environmental Writing Contest. Right before the Appalachian Trail crosses the Massachusetts-Connecticut...
View ArticleJust Enough: Fishing for Happiness in Southern Thailand
In a remote corner of Thailand, a Muslim community draws both sustenance and meaning from the sea. Will overfishing and societal pressures cost the people of Dato their livelihoods?
View ArticleNATURE–CULTURE–ACTION!
Nature vs. culture. Wild vs. civilized. Country vs. city. These binaries, time and again, have been shown to be false dichotomies. But many groups and organizations still consider protected areas, for...
View ArticleAn Interview with Patagonia’s Director of Environmental Strategy Jill Dumain
SAGE sat down with Jill Dumain, Patagonia's Director of Environmental Strategy, to find out what makes the company unique and to get some advice.
View ArticleBeef, Banality, and Economics
Economists compare the benefits of beef with the environmental costs of cattle ranching and delve into the surprising science of cow pee.
View ArticleClimate and the Coast: The Seaweed in Your Sandals
You've probably eaten seaweed, used it for walking, or taken it along with your morning vitamins.
View ArticleBringing Conservation Benefits to Local Communities
A gathering of conservationists and community members in Vietnam works towards striking a balance in sharing the benefits of forest conservation.
View ArticleWho is Watching the Land? Wendell Berry and the Resettling of America
The agrarian prophet discusses food, farming, and why he has hope.
View ArticleA Gurgle Beneath the Roar: The Grand Canyon’s Hidden Water
When it comes to water in the arid landscape, Laurel Hamers says we should be concerned about more than just the Colorado.
View ArticleSalmon People
Who will the Salmon People of the Pacific Northwest be when there aren't any salmon?
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