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Drawn from the past
Silhouetted against the sky, the leaves of the forest canopy are like the stars in a distant galaxy. Each one is tiny, but there is such a multitude that they cast enough shade to shelter a carpet of mosses and ferns on the forest floor. I...
Ferny freaks
Ferns which don’t look like ferns (3 minute read)
On a walk last week, I came across some of my favourite plants, so I thought I’d share them, along with another couple of ferny freaks. I first encountered this favourite in the Kauaeranga...
Bird flu update
I’m taking a slightly different approach to my writing this week. Usually, I tell stories which unfold slowly, beginning with personal observations then meandering through complex topics which are skimmed over elsewhere. My goal is to awake...
Funeral for a frog
A question about potential solutions for bird flu last week had me pondering a disturbing question: have we ever seen anything like this before? Has there ever been a disease which has spread around the world, jumping from species to specie...
Holding their own
Native plants which are standing up for themselves (2 minute read)
I spend a lot of time thinking about invasive species and the ways that we have modified the environment to make it less suitable for the species which evolved here. So, so...
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Botanist, researcher, and writer uncovering the science and natural history that shapes the world beneath your feet. Based in Wellington, New Zealand. Author of The Turnstone.
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