In the Weeds

In the weeds explores how culture shapes our relationship to the natural world through interviews with a wide range of guests, from scientists to artists to cultural critics and theologians.

Biological Sciences

The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees

With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second book, the New York Times bestseller Nature’s Best Hope, urged homeowners to take conservation into their own hands. Now, he is turning his advocacy to one of the most important species of the plant kingdom—the mighty oak tree. […Learn More]

Biological Sciences

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

The New York Times best-selling account of how coyotes–long the target of an extermination policy–spread to every corner of the United States. Legends don’t come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn’t just survive, they thrived, expanding across the continent from Alaska to New York. […Learn More]