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From the Ground Up: Conservation in New England

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From the Ground Up is a quarterly magazine that encourages conversations at the intersection of conservation, climate, and communities in New England. Our podcast feed is home to audio versions of a selection of the articles, essays, interviews, and poetry published in each issue. Our mission is to inspire action for policies and practices that safeguard New England’s land and water for all who make their home here. You can find the full-text versions of the stories featured on this feed with accompanying art and figures, and explore our archives of past content here: From the Ground Up (https...

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A Wolf at the Door - Walter Medwid 09.01.2025 4:45

An essay written and read by Walter Medwid. Walter Medwid served as Executive Director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, the International Wolf Center (IWC), Northern Woodlands, and other environmental organizations before retiring in 2020. He has studied wolves in Yellowstone National Park, the Northwest Territories, Minnesota, and Ellesmere Island in Canada’s High Arctic. -- This piece is one of...

The Right to Thrive: Wolves, Deep Ecology, and the Illusion of Separateness - Susie O'Keeffe 09.01.2025 10:36

An essay written and read by Susie O'Keeffe. Susie O’Keeffe lives at the headwaters of the Sheepscot River in Maine and is a Research Associate at the College of the Atlantic. Read the full essay with accompanying photographs and discover additional content in the Winter 2025 Issue of From the Ground Up .

Wolves are Expanding in Agricultural Denmark: Why Not New England? - David Foster 11.12.2024 19:27

An essay written and read by David Foster. David Foster is an ecologist, Co-Coordinator of Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities, Director Emeritus of the Harvard Forest, and President Emeritus of the Highstead Foundation. -- This piece is one of three parts of our series discussing the presence (and absence) of wolves in the New England landscape. Read all three pieces in the Winter 2...