THE BOTANICAL JOURNAL

The 118th Christmas Bird Count

The 118th Christmas Bird Count

For over a century, citizens around the globe have participated in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Every year for 118 years, volunteers gather in parks, prairies, woodlands, waterfronts, and in their own backyards dedicated to citizen science and bird conservation.
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The World's Largest Pistachio

The World's Largest Pistachio

What cross-country trip is complete without stopping at a screwball roadside attraction? After the obligatory photograph, my mother and I decided on a botanical journey of touring the pistachio orchards at...
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Help Monarchs Migrate

Help Monarchs Migrate

As of late, many gardeners are looking to replace or add milkweed, the Asclepias species, to their landscape for the fall monarch butterfly migration. However, there is a reason why...
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The Cotton Harvest: A Field of Dreams Planted with Hope and Harvested on Luck

The Cotton Harvest: A Field of Dreams Planted with Hope and Harvested on Luck

In the fall of 2013, I met a Texas rancher named Peter Heyne while working in garden retail. Our relationship developed over a shared enthusiasm for plants and written words....
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Hurricane Harvey, Shelf Cloud, Harvey, Galveston Island, East Beach, Storm's Approaching

Preparing for a Hurricane

If you have ever lived in a hurricane or cyclone threatened area, then you know the hysteria that surrounds such epic weather events. Everyone becomes tightly wound as the satellite imagery...
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Caracol: The Largest Mayan Ruin in Belize

Caracol: The Largest Mayan Ruin in Belize

One unavoidable part of travel is the ever-present salesmen and women hawking their touristy goods and guided tours. As seasoned globe trekkers, we are pretty good at quickly moving forward...
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Green Season in Belize: A Road Less Traveled

Green Season in Belize: A Road Less Traveled

In a country of fewer than 400,000 people, Belize is the least densely populated country in Central America. Bordered by Mexico to the north, the jungles of Guatemala to the west and the...
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Todos Santos: Eclectic Artist Colony & Baja Fishing Village

Todos Santos: Eclectic Artist Colony & Baja Fishing Village

When I was 19 years old, I crossed the border into Tijuana, Baja California for the first time on a surf trip. Young and Invincible but aware of the dangers,...
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