Helen Sierminski: Natural(ist) Woman

Urban nature tours given by this Marigny naturalist celebrate the native plants, trees and wildlife living among us – inspiring some to make room for more.

– by Doug Brantley

The Veiled Lady and the Bird Man

The controversial 19th-century naturalist John James Audubon is best known for his artwork in Birds of America - but few have heard of a portrait commissioned by a mysterious New Orleans woman in 1821, a painting that’s been lost to history.

– by Richard Goodman

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