Two years ago, a team of scientists came to the conclusion that human tracks sunk into the mud in White Sands National Park in New Mexico were more than 21,000 years old. The provocative finding threatened the dominant thinking on when and how people migrated into the Americas. (Thursday October 5th, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

Biodynamically-farmed Soter Vineyards celebrates 25 year anniversary “Why biodynamic?” reflects Tony Soter. “I began to see biodynamics less as a mysterious and quasi-religious practice requiring a leap of faith but rather a prescient philosophy, only beginning to be accepted as scientifically valid.” (Wednesday October 4th, 2023 — Oregon Wine Press)

The incredible eco-restoration of one tiny Caribbean island - transformed from desolate rock to verdant wildlife haven in just a few years - has captured the imagination of environmentalists worldwide. (Sunday October 1st, 2023 — BBC online)

Eurythmy is an art of creating harmonious movement in space through music and speech. It goes beyond traditional dance by using movements that represent words, emotions, and the qualities of nature. In Eurythmy, every gesture and coordination with others on stage carries deep meaning, allowing for the creation of beautiful and meaningful performances. It develops physical coordination, rhythm, and balance while nurturing creativity and imagination. Eurythmy offers a transformative experience, for both the performer and the audience. (Thursday September 28th, 2023 — BroadwayWorld)

11. Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor (Thursday September 28th, 2023 — Patch)

This year, 11 students started the school year with Nova, though enrollment is ongoing. The student body is made up of a mix of backgrounds, with a majority of students joining from homeschooling or previous Waldorf backgrounds. Doors opened for their first day in the former Belwood’s building in Sandpoint, where students studied on desks they built themselves the week before. (Thursday September 21st, 2023 — Bonner County Daily Bee - Sandpoint, Idaho USA)

The NSW development will see the Brown and Jolly building in Lismore's CBD transform into a lush open plan facility that has its own rainforest. (Tuesday September 19th, 2023 — Blue Mountains Gazette - Springwood, NSW, Australia)

In June, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it had allocated $3 million for the first phase of a $38.6 million initiative to restore the bay’s coral reef barrier, which acts as a natural breakwater that defends the communities around the bay from coastal flooding. The reef has recently eroded, leaving the three-mile bay area vulnerable to flooding and large storm surges. (Tuesday September 19th, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

The National Biodynamic Conference at the Westin Hotel in Westminster, CO, from November 8-12 will provide an opportunity for farmers, urban planners, and landscape architects, as well as backyard gardeners, to work with Penny Livingston and Gaby Gonzalez to improve water management systems on a small and large scale. For more information about the National Biodynamic Conference, visit biodynamicconference.com. (Sunday September 17th, 2023 — EIN News - Washington, DC USA)

Once all the students arrive, they gather for “Morning Circle” – the first through third graders near their outdoor classroom (built in response to Covid), the preschool and kindergarteners on the other side of the farmhouse. Even the Sprouts, ages 1-3, circle for song and language development before engaging in other forms of creative play. (Wednesday September 6th, 2023 — Adirondack Explorer)

In Canada, centring conservation with the country's indigenous peoples is allowing its original stewards to reconnect to their land and culture – and proving remarkably effective. (Wednesday August 9th, 2023 — BBC online)

The breakthrough moment came during the pandemic, according to Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Member Lauren Munroe Jr. Under the economic strain, some ranchers could no longer afford their leases. Conservation groups stepped in to buy out others. After three years of rest, the Blackfeet business council voted unanimously to begin releasing wild bison there. (Saturday August 5th, 2023 — Huffpost - USA)

Nicolas Joly lives and farms just outside the town of Savennières, in France’s Loire Valley. As a winegrower, he is known for two things: his family’s ownership of the 16-acre Clos de Coulée de Serrant, a walled vineyard so famously old and singular that it merits its own tiny appellation, and for being one of the earliest adherents of and proselytizers for biodynamic viticulture. (Friday August 4th, 2023 — Vinography - )

A newly discovered extinct whale called P. colossus is challenging the blue whale for the title of heaviest animal to ever exist (Wednesday August 2nd, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

As the world continues to grapple with extreme heatwaves, which are becoming ever more regular thanks to climate change, the clothing we wear is a vital component in how we stay cool. Researchers have found that by wearing appropriate clothes, it is possible to turn the air-conditioning up by 2C (3.6F) – which over the long term would save considerable energy, both saving money and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. (Wednesday August 2nd, 2023 — BBC online)

Wind-powered cargo ships ruled the world's waves back in the 19th Century. Then the adoption of the steam engine saw them replaced by much-larger, coal-powered alternatives. Today's giant container ships mostly use heavy fuel oil, with the sector said to contribute 3% of global carbon emissions. Given increasing concerns about climate change, proponents of returning to wind-powered ships to transport cargo say that sometimes old tech is the best new tech. (Monday July 31st, 2023 — BBC online)

That coastal California shoreline and the water it touches are at the center of a reclamation movement led by the Indigenous Chumash tribe to revive and restore its heritage, culture and land. (Saturday July 29th, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

Four birds named Ōtepoti, Bunker, Motupōhue, and Māhutonga were released July 19 onto Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) of New Zealand. They are the first kākāpō to walk the mainland in four decades. Kākāpō live nowhere else in the world. (Friday July 28th, 2023 — Daily Kos - US)

Vancouver’s fledgling Farmhouse Fest Wine Fair has announced its full lineup, with producers headed to the West Coast from as far away as Greece, Japan, Slovenia, and Hungary. (Thursday July 27th, 2023 — The Georgia Straight - )

Grapes – and the wine industry that relies upon them – are threatened by extreme weather events like heatwaves, but spraying them with marine microbes could help them adapt. (Thursday July 27th, 2023 — BBC online)