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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: UFOs and strange things going on
Thinking about strange lights in the sky has reminded columnist Dana Wilde about an unexplained encounter he had about 50 years ago with a cone-shaped aircraft.
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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Lilac and all
A piece of lilac history has awakened floral memories Dana Wilde has from long ago.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Devils in springtime
There are goat-footed devils in the details of the woods and we’re complicit in the mischief, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Time, temperature and voices from the past
Dana Wilde considers whether the ocean is expanding even more quickly than anybody who knows what’s going on suspects.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Out of the howling darkness
An encounter with a fox at nighttime is a reminder of the many noises and songs of the wild, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Strange lights in the sky
The feeling of stupendous awe, of fear and beauty, and strangeness, arises when you watch the aurora, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Auroras in spring
Auroras have fascinating scientific explanation but offer the feeling of stupendous transparent beauty that touches the northern sky of your soul, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Climate change reports
Discouraging facts from a new climate change report come even as some readers are environmentally undaunted, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Recycling, electricity and reality
As we run out of time to make the enormous fuel and environmental policy changes necessary to salvage a decent life for our grandchildren, Dana Wilde writes that his energy is flagging against the enormous headwinds locally and globally.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Backyard Naturalist: Old trees offer perspective on time
Some trees on Earth are believed to have lived thousands of years, raising questions about how they might experience time and our own concepts about what it means to get old, Dana Wilde writes.
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