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ALT Front and back covers of a book. Illustration is a spreading deciduous tree at dawn, silhouetted dark red against a forest backdrop of orange and golden trees. A bobcat lurks beneath its branches, and other critters flit and forage. Front cover text: "Under One Canopy: Environmental Ethics and the Tree of Life." Back cover text: "“The tragedy of the modern age is that too few people have consciously experienced the wonder of the natural world. Life on Earth forms an intricate, interconnected web. All species, ourselves included, rely on each other for material survival. But we share a deep, abiding ancestry that unites us in an extended moral family, as well. Under One Canopy examines this web, stitching together our evolutionary and ethical connections to other species to reveal a world of kinship and wonder.”
ALT Screenshot from seminar announcement: "Environmental Ethics Seminar - Michael Caterino, Clemson University By Environmental Ethics Certificate Program College of Environment + Design Tuesday, November 3, 2026 5:30pm to 7pm ABOUT THIS EVENT Founders House, in the Founders Memorial Garden, Main Floor Add to calendar https://maps.app.goo.gl/ddyb3Kr5dXfr1DB26 Summary: Humanity’s relationship with biodiversity has been complicated. As we emerged from a naturally embedded prehistory, we came to see ourselves as more and more separate from nature. Now we tend to value nature as resources to be extracted, rather than as family with whom our existence is inextricably linked. I hope to refocus our attention on the deep biological connections, as well as the interdependence, we share with other species, with the goal of awakening more respectful ethical consideration for our non-human kin."
ALT Wanted poster featuring two photos of Joro spiders for the 2026 Joro Watch Spotting and Photo Contest, October 12–18. Spot, snap, and submit at JoroWatch.org.
ALT A book ("Under One Canopy: Environmental Ethics and the Tree of Life") resting on a red hammock against a wooded backdrop of young beech, hickory, and oak.
ALT Film Festival banner: "Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Where Activism Gets Inspired. Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7:00-9:30PM | doors at 6:00PM. Camelot Cinemas, 48 Antrim Drive, Greenville, SC. Proceeds support Saver Our Saluda and Clemson NRGSA" along with pictures of bobcat, fox, feather, salamander, fish, and a pipe wrench crushing a front-end loader.
ALT Screenshot from blog "Value in nature - The rise of yeasts" over a picture of A child’s pink-sleeved arm extends from the left, the fist knocking down a large brown, ceramic bowl of risen bread dough.
ALT Book cover titled "Heidegger and Animals: New Insights from Ethology and Evolutionary Biology" by Jerome C. Regier.