Island Press Field Notes blog

Island Press Field Notes

Island Press

By Katharine Sucher / On May 5th, 2017

"Biting the snorkel mouthpiece, I submerged my head through a layer of crisp-edged leaves and into another world.” So begins Abbie Gascho Landis’ discovery of an Alabama creek—and the freshwater mussels who call it home. Ranging in size from thumbnail to...

Photo credit: Flock/bandada by Flickr.com user Rafael Edwards

By Meghan Bartels / On June 12th, 2015