Ecology

Part of Seattle’s Ravenna Creek Drop project, these capsules preserve seeds of plants that predated the city.

Massive gannet colony perched on cliffs, with hiking trails and an interpretation center.

A river runs beneath you while walking along this elevated linear park.

Hikers and walkers flock to this historic volcanic butte for its scenic desert views.

A collection of trees from each of the 47 Japanese prefectures.

Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

This former drainage pumping station was fundamental to the drainage of the Po delta.