Summer 2020
In our new backyard
A portrait of resilience from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens to the COVID-19 pandemic » More ...
natural history
Summer 2020
Consider the butterfly
Washington State University alumnus Krist Novoselić embraces rural life and the natural world through music and community connections. » More ...
Summer 2020
A natural understanding
What we don’t know is immense. Natural history can be a profound catalyst for understanding. » More ...
Summer 2020
Q&A with Robert Michael Pyle
Robert Michael Pyle on butterflies, Bigfoot, becoming a Nirvana fan, and working with legendary grunge musician Krist Novoselić (’16 Soc. Sci.) on an album ten years in the making
It started with a book-signing. That led to some beer-drinking, which led to lots of Grange meetings and—finally—recording.
Throughout the better part of a decade, award-winning author, lecturer, and lepidopterist Robert Michael Pyle worked on a spoken-word album in which poetry about the natural world meets acoustic instruments played mostly by grunge icon Krist Novoselić (’16 Soc. Sci.), founding member of and bassist for Nirvana.
Butterfly Launches from Spar Pole, released last fall, began with … » More …