by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | The Human Footprint
By Gabe Lareau“Don’t splash any water into my mouth,” I said. “I don’t wanna get sick.” “Do you think I’ll need Dramamine?” my girlfriend asked. “I might throw up.” “If you do,” I replied, “you’d be doing the White River a favor.” We were at Frank’s Paddlesport Livery...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Memoir, The Human Footprint
By Gabe Lareau At the start of 2022, the world took part in its yearly tradition of adding new data to all the graphs tracking our ongoing environmental catastrophe. Previous forecasts turned out to be pretty accurate: 2022 would become the hottest year on record for...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Living World, The Human Footprint, What Lurks Beneath
By Olivia Grubisich Just below the ocean’s surface, water glows in sunlight’s embrace. Diving deeper, the seafloor slopes, a chill replacing the residual warmth of the sun. Fading from cerulean to navy, the surrounding water thickens as the ocean presses heavily from...
by April Wendling | Sep 13, 2022 | The Human Footprint
By Faith Maranion The first time I went climbing outdoors began with a road trip to Wisconsin; it was my first visit to Devil’s Lake State Park during autumn. A canopy of leaves hovered above the road leading into the park, while the surrounding trees embraced...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Andy Sima Single-use plastic water bottles stink, right? They’re the worst. If someone came up to me and told me this, I’d roll my eyes and say, “Of course. Any environmentalist worth their soil says so. They’re gross and use fossil fuels and end up in the oceans...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, The Human Footprint
By Peter Davis If you’re like most people, you care a great deal about the fine print on products you buy. You might prefer foods with easily pronounceable ingredients rather than indecipherable lists of chemicals. You might go out of your way to buy fair-trade and...
