MetaFilter posts tagged with Forest and Environment

Death of Wangari Maathai announced.

maiamaia — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:21:09 -0800

zarq — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:10:51 -0800

How does an ecosystem rebound from catastrophe? Thirty years after the blast, Mount St. Helens is reborn again. Interactive Graphic: Blast Zone. Also see National Geographic's feature article from 1981, chronicling that year's eruption. Previously on MeFi The Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument includes a Photo Gallery collection with 109 photographs of "scientific and recreational viewpoints from around the Monument." They even have a high-def volcano cam. Before and After: Photo Gallery Wired: Mount St. Helens Then and Now (From 2009) Mount St. Helens.com also includes a volcano cam. The volcano's page and photo gallery at the USGS Mt. St. Helens Eruptions, a Photo Gallery

zarq — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:57:42 -0800

How much life could you find in one cubic foot? With a 12-inch green metal-framed cube, photographer David Liittschwager (of the Endangered Species Project) surveyed biodiversity in land, water, tropical and temperate environments around the globe for National Geographic. At each locale he set down the cube and started watching, counting, and photographing with the help of his assistant and many biologists. The goal: to represent the creatures that lived in or moved through that space. The team then sorted through their habitat cubes and tallied every inhabitant, down to a size of about a millimeter. Accompanying article is by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson. (Previously on MeFi) More from Mr. Liittschwager can be found here and here. (For the last link, click "View 2008 Interviews" then click on the lowermost right image to see some of his photos and watch an (autoplaying) embedded video.)

homunculus — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:18:34 -0800

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. [25 min Google Video.]

grefo — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 08:29:02 -0800

skallas — Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:45:29 -0800

Pro-Deforestation book on the way to your local elementary school. (via cruel.com)