Why A Marsh

Daniel Wolff & Dorothy Peteet

Neither land nor water, maybe both, a marsh is a balancing act, uncertain by its very nature. If we want marshes to continue — if we want the communities of plants, birds, fish, and microbes that depend upon wetlands to continue (not to mention our own culpable species) — then it’s important to figure out how a marsh works, and why.

A writer and a scientist trace the deep history of a marsh on the Hudson River, from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age and from the industrial era to our problematic present.

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History of the Present

Cities in Transition

History of the Present focuses on cities facing profound social, political, and environmental challenges.

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Poems as Maps

Curated by Taiyon J. Coleman

Lines that trace and transgress boundaries of identity and experience.

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