- Ned Randolph
- Sep 8
- 1 min read
- Ned Randolph
- Jun 6
- 1 min read
Under a gray morning sky, two shrimp boats maneuvered toward one another. On their respective bows, the festival king and queen tried to steady themselves, each extending a champagne glass toward the other in a toast. The procession between two bridges on the Atchafalaya River marked the eighty-eighth “blessing of the fleet,” a ritual of strained choreography in Morgan City, Louisiana, at the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival....
- Ned Randolph
- May 14
- 1 min read
Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has published more than 170 articles on forest science and plant intelligence, but she is best known for her theory of the “Mother Tree”—a phenomenon that suggests forests are sustained in large part by central, large trees that share nutrients with younger saplings through networks of mycorrhiza fungi. Facing an uncertain future for themselves, Mother Trees pass their life force to their offspring to help them prepare for changes ahead. In this way, nature has given us a model for cooperative survival.