Langdon Cook

Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited (Published 2024)

Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal agencies are imposing more restrictions.

Trying to Breathe in a City of Smoke

As the world warms and Canada burns, what once seemed unprecedented is becoming familiar.

Donate to Porcini the cat, organized by Garrett Kern

Meet Porcini the cat! She is a wonderful and affectionate feline friend who has developed an infected abs… Garrett Kern needs your support for Porcini the cat

Mushroom Boom: How to Plan a Foraging Adventure on the West Coast (Published 2023)

Thanks to an unusually wet winter, mushroom hunters in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond will be greatly rewarded. Here’s a primer for first-timers.

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Langdon Cook (@langdoncook) • Instagram photos and videos

Langdon Cook (@langdoncook) • Instagram photos and videos

Langdon Cook (@langdoncook) • Instagram photo

WA bans net pen fish farming in state waters

State lands commissioner Hilary Franz announced an executive order that follows similar moves in California, Oregon and Alaska.

'Momentous:' Feds advance largest dam demo in U.S. history

U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the...

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The Terrifying Car Crash That Inspired a Masterpiece

Fifty years ago, a Kansas family picked up a hitchhiker on their way to Iowa. What happened on that drive became part of literary history.

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