{"id":3673,"date":"2023-12-14T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/?page_id=3673"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:55:42","slug":"naturalist-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/naturalist-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalist Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\" query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/10\/21\/reflections-from-a-fall-walk\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Reflections From a Fall Walk<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tReflections From a Fall Walk\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/09\/29\/navigating-climate-anxiety\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Navigating Climate Anxiety<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tNavigating Climate Anxiety\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-gold\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/11\/20\/surviving-winter-in-the-natural-lands\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Surviving Winter in the Natural Lands<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Minnesota<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSurviving Winter in the Natural Lands\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/05\/02\/the-surprising-and-fascinating-ecology-of-common-fungi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">The Surprising and Fascinating Ecology of Common Fungi<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tThe Surprising and Fascinating Ecology of Common Fungi\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/10\/15\/loss-of-fall\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Loss of Fall<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tLoss of Fall\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/09\/20\/species-spotlight-campus-squirrels\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Species Spotlight: Campus Squirrels<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-purple\">Species Spotlight<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSpecies Spotlight: Campus Squirrels\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/02\/16\/reflection-change-on-the-hill\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Reflection: Change on the Hill<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tReflection: Change on the Hill\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-gold\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/02\/09\/minnesotas-changing-climate-unraveling-the-mystery-of-vanishing-snow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Minnesota\u2019s Changing Climate: Unraveling the Mystery of Vanishing Snow<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Minnesota<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tMinnesota\u2019s Changing Climate: Unraveling the Mystery of Vanishing Snow\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2023\/11\/24\/in-the-shoes-of-a-student-naturalist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">In the Shoes of a Student Naturalist<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tIn the Shoes of a Student Naturalist\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-mint\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2023\/12\/04\/harmony-with-nature-the-transformative-power-of-outdoor-meditation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Harmony with Nature: The Transformative Power of Outdoor Meditation<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-mint\">Outdoor Activities<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tHarmony with Nature: The Transformative Power of Outdoor Meditation\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2023\/11\/01\/fall-and-feathers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Fall and Feathers<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-purple\">Species Spotlight<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tFall and Feathers\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2023\/09\/15\/in-search-of-the-mysterious-ghost-pipe-monotropa-uniflora-l\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">In Search of the Mysterious Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora L.)<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-purple\">Species Spotlight<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tIn Search of the Mysterious Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora L.)\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-blue\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2023\/07\/27\/staying-cool-in-the-heat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Staying Cool in the Heat<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-blue\">Summer in the Natural Lands<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tStaying Cool in the Heat\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-mint\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/05\/02\/april-aquatics\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">APRIL AQUATICS\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-mint\">Outdoor Activities<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tAPRIL AQUATICS\u00a0\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-orange\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/02\/22\/impacts-of-earthworms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Impacts of Earthworms<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-orange\">Research Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tImpacts of Earthworms\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2024\/03\/27\/where-did-our-winter-go\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Where Did Our Winter Go?<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tWhere Did Our Winter Go?\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/02\/03\/whyte-tails\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Whyte-tails<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tWhyte-tails\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2026\/04\/08\/secondary-growth-a-short-history-of-heath-creek-and-norway-valley\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Secondary Growth: A Short History of Heath Creek and Norway Valley<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSecondary Growth: A Short History of Heath Creek and Norway Valley\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/11\/27\/restoring-the-land-with-flames-the-ecological-and-cultural-legacy-of-prescribed-burns\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Restoring the Land with Flames: The Ecological and Cultural Legacy of Prescribed Burns<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tRestoring the Land with Flames: The Ecological and Cultural Legacy of Prescribed Burns\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-gold\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/09\/02\/these-arent-carrots-why-you-shouldnt-hunger-for-hemlocks\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">These Aren\u2019t Carrots: Don&#8217;t Go Hungering for Hemlocks<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Plants<\/span><span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Uncategorized<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tThese Aren\u2019t Carrots: Don&#8217;t Go Hungering for Hemlocks\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-gold\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2026\/04\/27\/weird-things-about-trees-everyday-plant-mysteries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Weird Things about Trees: Everyday Plant Mysteries<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Minnesota<\/span><span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Plants<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tWeird Things about Trees: Everyday Plant Mysteries\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/12\/22\/what-if-everything-is-okay-an-optimistic-walk-through-the-natural-lands\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">What if Everything is Okay? An Optimistic Walk Through the Natural Lands<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tWhat if Everything is Okay? An Optimistic Walk Through the Natural Lands\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-gold\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2026\/10\/01\/more-than-just-a-pretty-view-the-life-cycle-of-a-fall-leaf\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">More Than Just a Pretty View: The Life Cycle of a Fall Leaf<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span><span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Plants<\/span><span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-gold\">Uncategorized<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tMore Than Just a Pretty View: The Life Cycle of a Fall Leaf\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-black-midnight\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/2025\/12\/22\/its-not-about-you-why-depersonalization-in-nature-helps-us-flourish\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">It\u2019s Not About You: Why Depersonalization in Nature Helps Us Flourish<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-black-midnight\">Naturalist Point of View<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s Not About You: Why Depersonalization in Nature Helps Us Flourish\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4679,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4679"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6003,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3673\/revisions\/6003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/naturallands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}