Environment | The Walrus

Illustration of mushrooms in various shades of orange and maroon.

Environment

Foraging for Mushrooms on Zoom

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Amy van den Berg

I took a virtual trip and learned that culinary creativity can be found in unusual places

Environment / September/October 2020

What Frogs Can Teach Us about the State of the World

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

By tracking amphibian songs, citizen scientists are helping us understand what’s happening to our environment

Photograph of children's handprints in multicoloured paint on a textured black wall.

Environment

The Kids Are Mad as Hell

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Hana Shafi

Climate change is stealing their future. But their activism gives me hope

Environment

Lockdown Let the Earth Breathe. What Do We Do Next?

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 - by Sarah Ratchford

COVID-19 could be a turning point in climate activism—but only if we play it right

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Environment / Society

Hate Social Media but Love Nature? There’s an App for That

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Emily Urquhart

Facebook and Twitter can be sinkholes of rage and despair. But virtual communities like iNaturalist might usher in the digital utopia we were promised

A group of monarch butterflies resting on a tree branch in their winter nesting area.

Environment

The Butterfly Effect

July 29, 2020October 13, 2020 - by Sherina Harris

Climate change can feel impossible to solve. But, as monarchs show, small actions can have world-altering results

Photograph of a man kneeling on a woven mat in front of an orange wall.

Environment / June 2020

Stranded by the Climate Crisis

May 20, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Carolyn Thompson

Global environmental disasters are forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, their countries, and everything they know

A stick-figure illustration of three figures beneath raining clouds. To their right are large pink flowers being consumed by flame. The background is midnight blue and the figures are outlined in green.

Environment / First Person

Parenting through an Apocalypse

March 17, 2020July 29, 2020 - by Liz Harmer

What stories can we tell our children to help them face the world they will inherit?

A congregation sits on the roof of a building while the water rises up to the roof level. In front of the seated group is a preacher in a robe, with his arms raised toward the sky.

April 2020 / Environment

Do Christian Churches Care About the Climate Crisis?

March 9, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

Movements like The Wild Church hope to heal the relationship between humans, their god, and the planet

A photo of a field, with several wind turbines in the distance, against a blue sky with white clouds.

Business / Environment

How to Enlist Corporate Leaders in the Climate Fight

March 4, 2020 - by Tom Rand

Energy companies helped cause the climate crisis. Now, they need to become part of the solution