Celebrate World Oceans Day!

Celebrate World Oceans Day!

A sea change is in the air! The United Nations recognizes June 8th as International World Oceans Day; a day to celebrate the life-giving beauty and complexity of the world’s ocean, and to draw attention to the challenges that threaten this vital ecosystem.  Each year,...
Rewilding Can Help Stop Climate Change

Rewilding Can Help Stop Climate Change

Daniel’s publisher Pierce Press recently spoke with Manoj Gautam, director of Nepal Conservation Travel, about conceptions – and misconceptions – of “rewilding” in the context of community-based conservation programs. Listen here or on...
Re-Greening the Deserts

Re-Greening the Deserts

Read more about this story: “The Man Who Stopped the Desert”. For additional information on re-greening the desert, check out these videos of renowned permaculturist Geoff Lawton growing fruits and vegetables in the Middle East.  Greening the Desert with...
Gardening for Coral

Gardening for Coral

This is an example of a coral farming technique using recycled rebar as a scaffold for polyps to attach and grow. Below, Great Barrier Reef coral thriving in its natural state. Photo credits, top: Tom Jowett, Wikimedia Commons; bottom: Toby Hudson, Wikipedia. Did you...
Meet the Author, Sheryl Davis

Meet the Author, Sheryl Davis

I spent most of my childhood climbing trees and building forts in the Piney Woods region of East Texas. A longstanding family interest in biology inspired me to garden, forage, study taxonomy and birds. As a teenager, I became a licensed Ham Radio operator (KE5QFE)....