This is making the rounds again, and I was amused to reread the thread and see that it was shortly before our book came out. Lots has happened in the past 10 months, but the message of this thread still holds.
The Sibley Prairie is one of the last remnants of lake plain prairie in SE Michigan. it's kind of a miracle that it still exists. Many conservation groups have come together in an effort to preserve it. I have donated, and hope that, if you can, you will too.
bridgemi.com/outdoors-lif...
Lake Michigan from Inspiration Point in Manistee County.
Lake Michigan was such a symphony of colors today.
Happy Birthday, Chicago!
Chicago adopted its motto βUrbs in Hortoβ (βCity in a Gardenβ) in the 1830s to express both a geographical reality and a civic aspiration. 1/4
πΈ: Matthew Dolkart (Imani, son of Monty & Rose, our native son, as a fledgling at Montrose Beach, August 2021)
Sunset over Betsie Lake in Frankfort Michigan March 3, 2026.
Nice sunset tonight in Frankfort MI, looking out over Betsie Lake as the ice breaks up, with Lake Michigan behind the dune.
Abolishing ICE is now officially the moderate position.
A folk logic about it is starting to develop. People may not understand the monopolies and geopolitics of renewable energy at a gradual level. But they can see data centers, hear data centers, and read their electric bill statements. They are angry.
This fight is about protecting an American legacy and keeping good union jobs in Eastlake, OH. UAW members are fighting for the future of Conn-Selmer. Join us! Tell President Trump: Keep Conn-Selmer in Ohio! uaw.us/SaveConnSelmer
I wrote a book! (Yes, this often happens to me.) And yes, it's the pink stripe in the rainbow flag when you stack them right. It's out Tuesday and I start doing events on Monday with the most amazing people. List here and more below: www.rebeccasolnit.net/events1.html
βHelsinki hasnβt registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past yearβ¦Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a carβs speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinkiβs residential areas and city center in 2021.β
In my Teaching in Higher Ed class, the students reported out after interviewing a faculty mentor about how they make certain pedagogy decisions. Some students said their mentor hadn't heard of some of the techniques we discussed in my class so the students shared their materials π
Poster showing a truck loaded with old clothes in India.
We are thrilled to announce that the ninth installment of our open-access online publication ππ±π³πͺπ―π¨π΄ is now live. It offers a dialogue on human nature and the origins of environmental degradation, taking inspiration from tradition and Indigenous practices.
springs-rcc.org
#envhum #envhist
These are βlow enrollmentβ majors but the classes are regularly at capacity. They changed the funding structure a few years ago here, switching the allocation from course enrollments to majors then blamed these departments for a structural, top-down change. This is entirely a political choice.
Looks like spring is on the way!
Our latest episode of Great Lakes Now is about:
-Restoring arctic grayling
-Understanding the environmental impact of road salt
+ my interview with Ethan Tapper on how foresters, environmentalists, & the lumber industry are not diametrically opposed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2Q...
When Lake Erie froze over almost completely this month, photographer Carlos Osorio set out to capture its solid state βand the people who came to visit it β just before the surface fractured. thenarwhal.ca/frozen-lake-...
The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 longlist is here! π€©π
This longlist shows the limitless scope of climate fiction, from gripping thrillers to experimental literary works, folklore and reimagined myths to science fiction and generational family saga.
Full list here: climatefictionprize.co.uk
Great essay from our @umich.edu College of Literature, Science, & the Arts Dean Rosie Ceballo on supporting our first generation college students.
record.umich.edu/articles/lsa...
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Top of the morning from Hyde Park, the most #bookish neighborhood in Chicago.
π 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637
#BookSky #ReaderSky #BookstoreLife
I love seeing all these folks out walking. The sun brought them out, and they seem SO eager to watch the spring emerge. I'm right there with them!
Yep. The market problem writ large is exceptionally true in highered. But it wonβt matter β and doesnβt matter β to those in charge right now because the point is to strip the institution.
Nearly a year ago, Zohran Mamdani confronted Trump βborder czarβ Tom Homan after ICE took Mahmoud Khalil.
Republicans targeted pro-Palestine students. Then, with no firm pushback, expanded their operations to what we see today.
Mamdani was among the few Democrats who immediately stood against it.
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
It is so important to keep hammering in this point. People always ask me why I would have to go visit archives - why not just look at a scan? Because they havenβt been scanned! And they are never going to be! There are millions & millions of pieces of paper in every archive.
A small netsuke sculpture of Charles Darwin sits on a large wood table.
Happy Darwin Day! Born OTD in 1809.
Sunrise on Isle Royale this morning. Still frozen, but you can feel spring coming in the light.
My statement on why I voted no on the Republican bill that will disenfranchise voters.
A black and white photo of an older woman with dark curly hair standing outside near a creek or small river, wearing a dark jacket over a white blouse. She is holding and examining a jar containing water and other material from the creek.
Conservationist, marine biologist, and science writer Rachel Carson was born #OTD in 1907.
Carson challenged the widespread use of pesticides in her book βSilent Spring,β and testified before Congress on environmental policy and human health. π§ͺ π©βπ¬
Image: Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE/Getty
This is a great book, the definitive biography of a remarkable leader.
