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Tom Fleischner

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Natural History- the practice of falling in love with the world / Founding Director, Natural History Institute / Faculty Emeritus, Prescott College / Author and editor - Nature Love Medicine, The Way of Natural History, and more http://tfleischner.net/

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Naturalist Tom Fleischner leads Arizonans to the biodiverse 'Mogollon Highlands' The naturalist has found remarkable biodiversity in a region overlooked by research, and is set on showcasing its climate value before it disappears.

Link to article via Arizona Republic website: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

04.11.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to article via my website: static1.squarespace.com/static/5186a...

04.11.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honored to be profiled by the AZ Republic's excellent climate reporter, Joan Meiners, on our work on the ecological importance of the #MogollonHighlands Ecoregion, and more generally of the Natural History Institute. (Orig article is behind a paywall: links to article in first 2 comments).

04.11.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Lineup The Department of Homeland Security denies that racial profiling is an official policy and maintains that enforcement is based on legal status, not skin color.

ICE Lineup
open.substack.com/pub/rjmatson...

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Still so much beauty--and intelligence--in the world.

22.08.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still so much beauty in the world. Mt. Shuksan, and Red Mountain-heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis), North Cascades

16.08.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astonished by Beauty | torrey-house-press Thomas Lowe Fleischner | May 2026 | Nonfiction | Trade Paper Original | Trim: 6.875 x 4.25” | ISBN: 9798890920386 | $16.95 What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world? Astonished by ...

I'm excited to share the cover and pre-order information for ASTONISHED BY BEAUTY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF PAYING ATTENTION, which has been a real labor of love. I'll be posting more information, responses, etc. in upcoming days....... www.torreyhouse.org/product-page...

11.08.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ItsStillABeautifulWorld A few images from our journey northward and westward

09.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A New Declaration of Independence from Tyranny Effective July 4, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

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Blending in. Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) on Emory Oak. #mogollonhighlands

03.07.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be helping lead this wonderful program in Ecuador this coming winter-- join me? Every time I visit Ecuador I emerge rejuvenated by the beauty of the world.

21.04.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A most perfect specimen A cartoon by RJ Matson

Even Leonardo's on board

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Hands Off rally in Prescott, Arizona--the biggest crowd (law enforcement estimated close to 2000) I've ever seen in 37 years here. For context, this is a deep red county, which didn't even have, and never had had, a Democratic Party when I moved here in the late 80s. Incredibly uplifting. Onward!

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Link to my essay: static1.squarespace.com/static/5186a...

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I was recently invited to share my thoughts on the importance of integrating sciences and humanities. My essay, "The Way of Integration," is included in this exciting new collection. (My piece is linked in the first comment)

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Joyful Resistance Like half of America, I had been working to pick my battered, bewildered psyche up off the floor at the end of a week that began with so much promise: Really?! We just elected the convicted felon, the...

My perspective on coping with the election and all it represents-- written in the immediate aftermath, but still reflective of how I feel.... Thanks to Torrey House Press for this blog, "That Thing With Feathers," which provides "Hope and Literature In a Time of Upheaval"....

26.03.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sonoran Desert helps heal the heart that is sick for the world

16.03.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here at the Prescott, Arizona Courthouse Squareβ€”iconic backdrop for many Republican rallies (Goldwater and McCain both announced their presidential campaigns here)β€” 850 people showed up today to call for an end to our current national madness.

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Back home in the #MogollonHighlands

22.02.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Such a gift to travel with this beloved in this beautiful land

07.02.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tech's Rightward Drift: Researcher Becca Lewis on How Trump Captured Silicon Valley YouTube video by Democracy Now!

Link to interview: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

23.01.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great insights on the relationship between Silicon Valley and the right wing...... Becca Lewis, the scholar being interviewed, happens to be my wonderful niece (link in first comment)

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Link to article: www.ecologicalcitizen.net/pdfs/epub-12...

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I'm honored by this essay that delves deeply into some of my work..... (link in comments)

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Felicidades!

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Felicidades!

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Mogollon Highlands β€” Tom Fleischner

Link: tfleischner.net/mogollon-hig...

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I added a new page to my website that can serve as a portal to our ongoing project illuminating the importance of the MOGOLLON HIGHLANDS..... link in first comment

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