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The Secret Life of A Seed
Spring arrives slowly on St. Paul Island, with snow, ground clouds, muddy roads, returning wildlife, and tiny signs of green life. This Wild & Wonder episode follows Plaira the seed as she learns that sometimes growing up begins by growing down.
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Spring, Roots, Reindeer, and Getting Betty Unstuck
Spring on St. Paul Island does not arrive all at once. In some places, spring may mean warm sunshine, blooming flowers, bare feet in sandals, and bees buzzing around gardens. But here, on a tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea, spring is slower. Wetter. Windier. Wilder. Some days still feel like winter,…
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Somewhere Between Ice and Sand on St. Paul Island
We’ve been searching for an ice-free stretch of beach since early March on St. Paul Island, Alaska. Yesterday, somewhere between ice and sand, we finally reached the water.
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Spring in the Sub-Arctic
Spring doesn’t always arrive all at once. At English Bay on St. Paul Island, the season reveals itself in shifting ice, passing birds, and quiet signs of change, if you know how to notice them.
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Across an Ocean of Waiting
Our family is scattered across the world right now. Some of us are in Alaska. Some in Wisconsin. One in Texas. One somewhere in the Middle East at sea. And like many families right now, we are waiting. These past months have been a season of travel, goodbyes, and quiet adjustments. Across an Ocean of…
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