David Lukas writes a personal newsletter blending natural history with careful explanations of ecology, such as how earthworm guts shape soil microbes, alongside photo essays from the North Cascades. Recent issues also cover his plans for small guided nature tours and workshops.
Website: https://www.lukasguides.com/
A Chicago-area birding newsletter that mixes regional natural history, such as glacial landscapes and tamarack bogs near Hackmatack refuge, with conservation stories like piping plover recovery at Wisconsin Point. It also includes personal essays on nature, golf-course greenwashing and national park values.
Personal essays on wildlife, plants and wild places, written from a naturalist's perspective in Vermont and beyond. Readers get reflective, lyrical writing on noticing the natural world, plus commentary on issues like AI in nature writing.
A personal newsletter by an amateur naturalist about connecting with nature and community, including travel nature notes and a recurring series of three delightful facts per California native species with illustrations. Readers get gentle, observational writing and original artwork rather than news or expert instruction.
Wonder Witness sends short illustrated-style profiles of individual animals, explaining their unusual biology and behaviour such as siamang song, otter fur, and clownfish-anemone partnerships. Each issue closes with a conservation appeal or a sponsor message.
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