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For the ’whatisness’ of things is one of descriptions Land Institute founder Wes Jackson takes to heart, Tim Unruh writes.

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Picture this: a tiny orphaned orangutan, barely old enough to climb, gazes up at a towering tree in the middle of a dense ...

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At first glance, wide-open fields may look like just another stretch of Utah's vast landscape. But look a little closer, and ...

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