Life grows on.

My latest essay for The Last Word on Nothing, a meditation on bodies, disaster, and the unstoppable drive of living things lastwordonnothing.com/2026/04/22/w...

Life grows on.

My latest essay for The Last Word on Nothing, a meditation on bodies, disaster, and the unstoppable drive of living things lastwordonnothing.com/2026/04/22/w...

Headline at The Guardian illustrated with an ominous looking photo of a roiling stormy seascape: "Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought" Subheadline reads: "Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas"

Turns out, we *really* needed that last decade of lost climate action that Trump has wasted.

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The Fight Against the Ambler Road in Alaska Is Far From Over Despite a wave of recent victories for project proponents, numerous obstacles remain

“Frankly, they want people to think this is a done deal,” says Jim Adams, senior regional director of the Alaska office of the National Parks Conservation Association. But the movement opposing the proposed Ambler mining road is alive and well. Read my latest update for @sierramagazine.bsky.social

The Fight Against the Ambler Road in Alaska Is Far From Over Despite a wave of recent victories for project proponents, numerous obstacles remain

“Frankly, they want people to think this is a done deal,” says Jim Adams, senior regional director of the Alaska office of the National Parks Conservation Association. But the movement opposing the proposed Ambler mining road is alive and well. Read my latest update for @sierramagazine.bsky.social

Geology as mindfulness. @laurapoppick.bsky.social shares how the "slow science" of stratigraphy requires stopping, observing, and being completely present to uncover wisdom in the Earth's layers.

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Season 2 Episode 3 - Strata: Stories from Deep Time with Laura Poppick ​The views and opinions expressed on this website are solely my own and do not reflect the views, policies, or positions of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) or any other government agency.

"Science can be so poetic."

@laurapoppick.bsky.social discusses using poetry to set the scence for ancient, otherwise unimaginable worlds. Listen now buff.ly/gzXDd59

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Inside the Movement to Grow More Native Seeds—and Why It Matters More Than Ever To create resilient landscapes and restore healthy ecosystems, public land managers need seed, but not just any seed will do.

Plants might need to pass through the intestines of a bird to germinate. Maybe they remain dormant until the exact right conditions appear—but those conditions are a mystery. “They have a lot of secrets, and they don’t give up their secrets easily,” said Robby Henes, a Colorado-based seed producer.

“It’s not about solving problems, it’s about blowing things up.

Inside the Movement to Grow More Native Seeds—and Why It Matters More Than Ever To create resilient landscapes and restore healthy ecosystems, public land managers need seed, but not just any seed will do.

Plants might need to pass through the intestines of a bird to germinate. Maybe they remain dormant until the exact right conditions appear—but those conditions are a mystery. “They have a lot of secrets, and they don’t give up their secrets easily,” said Robby Henes, a Colorado-based seed producer.

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern - High Country News In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Nobody is asking for this,” said Robert Bonnie, who oversaw the Forest Service as a Department of Agriculture undersecretary during the Obama administration. “None of the farm groups want this. No one in conservation wants this. Nobody.” www.hcn.org/articles/for...

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern - High Country News In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

How HCN is helping fill a growing need for local news - High Country News The Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative ramps up in July.

The Western Environmental Reporting Collaborative ramps up in July.

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern - High Country News In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Nobody is asking for this,” said Robert Bonnie, who oversaw the Forest Service as a Department of Agriculture undersecretary during the Obama administration. “None of the farm groups want this. No one in conservation wants this. Nobody.” www.hcn.org/articles/for...

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern - High Country News In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Latest labor of editing love: Christine Peterson with a deep-dive breaking news analysis of the Trump administration's plan to restructure the US Forest Service, live at @highcountrynews.org today: www.hcn.org/articles/for...

Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern - High Country News In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Latest labor of editing love: Christine Peterson with a deep-dive breaking news analysis of the Trump administration's plan to restructure the US Forest Service, live at @highcountrynews.org today: www.hcn.org/articles/for...

Geological strata are like love letters from Earth’s youth. Author @laurapoppick.bsky.social discusses how understanding our planet's deep history helps us connect with it.

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Inside the Movement to Grow More Native Seeds—and Why It Matters More Than Ever To create resilient landscapes and restore healthy ecosystems, public land managers need seed, but not just any seed will do.

A big feature I've been pecking away on for Audubon Magazine is finally live! Where all my native plant geeks at?! You'll like this one, about seeds and hope and good people doing good work in rugged times:

The Harrier When storm takes form

My second brand new Terra Affirma comics poem is no longer paywalled! Hope you check it out and consider subscribing ♥️ sarahmgilman.substack.com/p/the-harrier

A little video just shot outside my house inspired by one of the panels (only cedars, not a ponderosa) in this lovely series by @sarahmgilman.bsky.social. Sound up!

Spring; arrival When, awake one day, the air feels different.

Tis the season whether we're ready or not. My latest comic for Terra Affirma:

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The Harrier When storm takes form

I was walking the other day when a piece of the stormy sky tore away and become a gracefully gliding bird. Read my latest comics poem at Terra Affirma, and subscribe to support more original work like this! sarahmgilman.substack.com/p/the-harrier

The Harrier When storm takes form

I was walking the other day when a piece of the stormy sky tore away and become a gracefully gliding bird. Read my latest comics poem at Terra Affirma, and subscribe to support more original work like this! sarahmgilman.substack.com/p/the-harrier

Wind/Break Even the house of your skin is no shelter for long

Later or sooner, we will all be betrayed by our bodies. I drew this comic about a 2019 windstorm and a false-alarm emergency that underscored my mortality, and also my life's many graces. Maybe there’s something here for you, too, about finding your ground amid the gale?

A friend described me last night as identifiable from behind because I am a really tall woman with great shoes. I'll take it.

A wake-up call re: recent atmospheric rivers over Antarctica!

AR-assoc'd weather significantly impacts Antarctic ice-mass balances despite arriving relatively infrequently & they have been occurring more during satellite era in some sectors. Serious SLR implications!

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Slow Comet Worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth

I am always the ninny standing onshore in like 18 layers while others swim in cold lake or cold ocean or cold river. UNLESS...there's bioluminescence! Latest art flashback is live at Terra Affirma sarahmgilman.substack.com/p/slow-comet

Congratulations and Welcome to TON’s 2026 Early-Career Fellows - The Open Notebook We are excited to introduce our newest early-career fellows, Elise Cutts, Xilena Pinedo, and Rohini Subrahmanyam. With generous support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Elise, Xilena, and Rohini will...

For the next year, our fellows will write articles for TON with the coaching of their mentors, @anilananth.bsky.social, @sarahmgilman.bsky.social, & @kamal-t.bsky.social.

Please join us in congratulating our new fellows and mentors! 🎉

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