“Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.” — Garrett Hardin Exploring the magnificent natural areas we have to enjoy, I’m unfortunately sometimes assaulted by the aftermath of people “behaving badly." Trash, graffiti, damage, and destruction of...

“I have seen the world go by in the natural world in my garden with a continuity and intensity that I have not been able to give it before…” — Sir David Attenborough Charles Darwin solved what he called the “mystery or mysteries” when he (and Alfred Russel Wallace) developed their theory of the origin...

“If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.” — Matshona Dhliwayo In 1977, I was in my fourth and final year of earning my Bachelor of Science degree at the University of California Davis. I had finished all my required coursework and so was thumbing through the...