Ian Rose on Nostr: American cemeteries are a paradox: Calm and comforting, but also disquieting, even ...
American cemeteries are a paradox: Calm and comforting, but also disquieting, even spooky places. Their value is similarly mixed for wildlife. In some cities, they are the largest green spaces, and refuges for both common and endangered species. But the way we've buried our dead for the last century makes them a source of potentially dangerous pollution too.
My first piece for Sierra magazine looks at the complicated ecology of the modern cemetery:
#nature #wildlife
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/complicated-ecology-cemeteriesPublished at
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