Lukas Guides
Explorations at the frontiers of natural history and language.

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05
Jun
Highway in the Great Basin

The Great Basin

My lifelong love affair with a very special place
6 min read
29
May
dandelion seed head in the sun

Dandy Chutes

Why are dandelions one of the world's most successful plants?
5 min read
22
May
male Anna's hummingbird

A Big Beautiful Bill

Giving new meaning to this weighty phrase
4 min read
15
May
balsamroot flowers

On the Road

Supporting the newsletter with events and presentations
2 min read
08
May
arrowleaf balsamroot

Blazing Balsamroot

Celebrating the peak of spring with an arrowleaf balsamroot superbloom
4 min read
01
May
moss

Our Brilliant Bryosphere

Bringing light to a hidden world underfoot
4 min read
24
Apr
grass roots

How the Grass Grows

Reaching Up from Below
4 min read
17
Apr
Disney poster

Faux Lemming

Standing on the edge of falsehoods
3 min read
10
Apr
fly on flower

Electrostatic Ecology

All charged up and ready to go
5 min read
03
Apr
gopher

Gopher It

An overlooked ecosystem engineer
4 min read