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Visitation

By Mark Wunderlich

Summer 2019

My mother is alive and funny
in the house above the marsh.

I think she does not miss my father much
as he is still alive, though elsewhere.

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Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro

Mysterious American Cat

By Ryan Bradley, Illustrations by Cristiana Couceiro

Summer 2016

Due to their increasingly isolated habitats, the native mountain lion population of Los Angeles is under threat of extinction. Ryan Bradley discusses one solution under consideration, as well as the surprising relationship between big cats and one of the most populated cities in the country

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From the VQR Vault: Animals

Summer 2016

Whether like a deer lightly on talented feet,
scholar of brambles, incredible racer of meadows,
intuitive knower of leaves and the leaves’ shadows,
antlered with boughs to disguise the shallow retreat,—
or more like a bird, methodical tracer of summers,
keeper of small assignations with day and with night,
irrational singer, whose only defense is the fright,
quicker than trigger, always aware of newcomers,—

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Photo by Andrew Kornylak

Forty Acres and a Year

By Chuck Leavell, Photography by Andrew Kornylak

Fall 2012

Even with the challenge of below normal rainfall, spring turned out to be a beautiful time of year at Charlane Plantation. While the drought continues, the good news is that we have had rain at critical times, which for the most part has kept the woods green and beautiful—and the wildlife happy and healthy.

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