Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Forming an intimate connection with my forest garden and seeing how it changes over time has taught me a lot. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, ...

Founded March 27, 2002 by Binu Mathew, we've been bringing you independent news and analysis for over two decades.

On first glance, it looked like a two-hour walk in the woods. Our guide had already tackled the hard part of finding a trail with minimal elevation gain and limited poison oak along its flanks. This ...

Colorful cut-paper collages adorned with watercolor, acrylic, and pencil crayon illustrate the activities a child uses to piece together an understanding of the city-adjacent forest outside his ...