In the wake of H is for Hawk ’s success, publishers have acquired numerous memoirs of friendships between humans and wild animals that similarly attempt to inspire empathy and, with it, conservation ...

Orion approved books to kick off your fall reading plans ...

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE that Orion Magazine has revived its connection with 1% for the Planet as an environmental partner! This partnership is intended to advance our impact as well as involve more ...

I’ve been too confident, I think, that’s the problem. I’ve jinxed us. Is my career as a primatologist destined for failure?

Jonathan Marquis is a long-term practice of place-making and radical remembrance of Montana’s glaciers and wildlands. It is ...

A conversation about graphic storytelling, wolf-watching, and community, with children’s book author Kathleen Yale ...

In the city, nature is but a walk, bike, or bus ride away. Consider the pigeon pair picking French fries off the ground who are probably mated for life, will teach their young valuable survival skills ...

ALISON: There’s a spring-fed pool here full of turtles, fish, salamanders, crawfish, plants, mosses, and birds. I swim in it as often as I can, and it’s magical. I feel such recognition with the ...

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF of dating, Sam and I decided he should move into my house. We had each lived with partners before, but those moves had been swayed by financial stress and global ...

Introduction: Narratively speaking, environmental crises tend to fall into one of two classes. The first—call it type A—includes Love Canal, Bhopal, and DuPont’s mass production of forever chemicals.

With so many things to worry over, we need to keep finding joy and celebrating gratitude. Where better to do so than in explorations of the natural world? This feel–good workshop will help you write ...

I first encountered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, in the ecology section of my local bookstore. For Orion's Summer 2025 issue, we're celebrating fungus in all forms! Join the ...