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Ethan Shaw

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I'm an independent naturalist/writer calling the Intermountain West home, though my heart's anywhere there are roadless drainages, standing dead trees, unruly beasts, big storms, etc. My particular passions are landscape ecology, wilderness, earth science, and the intersections of time and geography. "Remoteness" tantalizes me (whether it's a farflung canyon or the dead-center of a briar thicket in an industrial zone). Every place is haunted, of course. Twitter: @CutoffMountain

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Mapping Storm Hotspots, Where the World's Tempests are Brewed

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Mapping Storm Hotspots, Where the World's Tempests are Brewed

By Ethan Shaw
10 Stunning Scenes of Mammal Migrations

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10 Stunning Scenes of Mammal Migrations

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Swamped: Gorillas, Dolphins And More Snippets From Inside The World's Wetlands

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Swamped: Gorillas, Dolphins And More Snippets From Inside The World's Wetlands

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The Old in the Forest: Wolf Trees of New England & Farther Afield

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The Old in the Forest: Wolf Trees of New England & Farther Afield

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Nature's Time Capsules: A Guide to the World's Pitch Lakes

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Nature's Time Capsules: A Guide to the World's Pitch Lakes

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Metamorphosis of a Dismal Frontier: The European Green Belt

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Metamorphosis of a Dismal Frontier: The European Green Belt

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Strip-Mall Totems: The Trees of Sprawl

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Strip-Mall Totems: The Trees of Sprawl

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