If "lab-grown" meat is, according to many politicians, too unnatural for us to eat -- is it natural for us to genetically manipulate cows so that they have less of a climate impact? washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

Any public land historians here? Or generally anyone who might know when the last time a new national park was formed from scratch -- not a monument upgraded to a park, but non-federal lands designated by Congress straight into national park status? (Pending acquisition, ofc.)

morning batture wander inspired by Chris Brown's A NATURAL HISTORY OF EMPTY LOTS

currently recruiting new members for my New Orleans Batture Hiking Club

grim stuff but essential reading

Really excited to be up in Baton Rouge in a few weeks for this. (And, before that, New Orleans and Jackson and Columbia, MO -- check my website for a full list of events!)

Did you know 91% of Latino voters near the Mississippi River support creating new national parks & wildlife refuges on the river? That’s according to a new survey by Hispanic Access Foundation. Learn more from Estefania Pinto Ruiz KWQC TV6 News: kwqc.com/2024/08/29/sur…

I can't stop thinking about -- or wandering -- the edgelands of New Orleans. For Southlands, I talked with Christopher Brown about his forthcoming book A NATURAL HISTORY OF EMPTY LOTS and what it might teach us about our landscape down here in the South=

Oof, this one. It hurts, for obvious reasons, its subject matter, but also because it's so good. But it's also the kind of hurt that makes me want to keep writing, because it's a reminder of what writing can do.

I've done some thinking (and writing) about how all-you-can-eat shrimp buffers have been devastating for local Louisiana fishermen. Of course, they're been devastating for service workers, too. nytimes.com/2024/09/09/bus…

So stoked about this! (I did not know until right now that I'm the plenary speaker at this conference!)

I've long wanted to write a novel about the end of Meriwether Lewis's life but I'm afraid it's turning into a novel about the strange Tennessee hills where he finally died

Explorers, controversies, and a dash of drama - the search for the Mississippi's source had it all! 🚣‍♂️ New episode out now! #HistoryPodcast mississippivalleytraveler.com/HeadwatersSear…

oh hey yep it's just my insurance company happening to send their notification about my next homeowner payment due while I'm waiting for this storm

I had a blast talking with CJ Lotz at Garden & Gun about A Natural History of Empty Lots, and she distilled the conversation into a wonderful guide to how to find your own way into the urban edgelands: gardenandgun.com/articles/three…

Calling all Mississippi River enthusiasts! 🌊 Join us with The New Territory and @kbia at @skylarkbookshop on Sept 24th to dive into @boyceupholt’s book The Great River: The Making & Unmaking of the Mississippi. RSVP now! skylarkbookshop.com/new-events/202…

Very excited to appear on one of my favorite podcasts. Hope you'll give it a listen!