Maybe it's the mussels in the water of you Maine writers.....but you and Sam and Kathleen are three of my favorite substack writers. This essay is a prime example of one of the reasons why. I know you get uncomfortable with praise, but tough luck, here's some anyway. This essay should be read by everybody. Everybody. Especially policymakers from local to national levels. That photo of the filtered water is unforgettable and a game changer. Who can see it without wanting to protect the creatures that did the filtering? Amazing essay!
Thank you as always, Michael. I restacked your compliment here just to show you how comfortable I am with praise... but also to share it with Sam and Kathleen, who do such good work. (For others reading this, that's Kathleen Sullivan of Code Red and Me: Rethinking Everything, and Sam Matey of The Weekly Anthropocene.) And I'd be happy to expand my readership to "everybody." That sounds like a good plan...
It's a way to use the Notes function of Substack. You can highlight a post, or even just a chunk of someone's writing here that you like, and there's an automatic option to restack it, which means you'll create a Note. You can then comment on what you've restacked, or let it stand by itself. Check out the Notes section to see what folks are doing, and you can read up on it here: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/14671398684308-What-is-a-restack-on-Substack-Notes-
This is an extraordinary essay and I love the video! I live near the Duck River in Middle Tennessee and have gotten to experience shoals and identifying many mussel species. Seeing the stores I've heard about "mussel sex" shown in such vivid detail in the video is unforgettable. And I agree with the other comment about the power of that photo re: water quality. Thanks for this great article!
Thank you, Sandy. It's good to hear from someone in mussel territory. It must be impressive to see healthy mussel habitat in the part of the world where they once thrived. And yes, we love Ze Frank. His other work is worth exploring if you like his sense of humor.
Thank you, Mary Ann. Ze Frank is a treasure. His comedy isn't for anyone, but his information certainly is. I recommend you sample his other True Facts videos. He does amazing work.
Thanks, Jason, for this mix of biology and tragedy. As always, I'm grateful for the time, brain-power and writing craft necessary to produce dispatches like this one.
Maybe it's the mussels in the water of you Maine writers.....but you and Sam and Kathleen are three of my favorite substack writers. This essay is a prime example of one of the reasons why. I know you get uncomfortable with praise, but tough luck, here's some anyway. This essay should be read by everybody. Everybody. Especially policymakers from local to national levels. That photo of the filtered water is unforgettable and a game changer. Who can see it without wanting to protect the creatures that did the filtering? Amazing essay!
Thank you as always, Michael. I restacked your compliment here just to show you how comfortable I am with praise... but also to share it with Sam and Kathleen, who do such good work. (For others reading this, that's Kathleen Sullivan of Code Red and Me: Rethinking Everything, and Sam Matey of The Weekly Anthropocene.) And I'd be happy to expand my readership to "everybody." That sounds like a good plan...
Jason, what is a "restack?". I actually don't know! -tech unsavvy Michael. Ditto "cross post!"
It's a way to use the Notes function of Substack. You can highlight a post, or even just a chunk of someone's writing here that you like, and there's an automatic option to restack it, which means you'll create a Note. You can then comment on what you've restacked, or let it stand by itself. Check out the Notes section to see what folks are doing, and you can read up on it here: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/14671398684308-What-is-a-restack-on-Substack-Notes-
This is an extraordinary essay and I love the video! I live near the Duck River in Middle Tennessee and have gotten to experience shoals and identifying many mussel species. Seeing the stores I've heard about "mussel sex" shown in such vivid detail in the video is unforgettable. And I agree with the other comment about the power of that photo re: water quality. Thanks for this great article!
Thank you, Sandy. It's good to hear from someone in mussel territory. It must be impressive to see healthy mussel habitat in the part of the world where they once thrived. And yes, we love Ze Frank. His other work is worth exploring if you like his sense of humor.
The video is amazingly entertaining, as well as informative. What a great article too, thank you!
Thank you, Mary Ann. Ze Frank is a treasure. His comedy isn't for anyone, but his information certainly is. I recommend you sample his other True Facts videos. He does amazing work.
Thanks, Jason, for this mix of biology and tragedy. As always, I'm grateful for the time, brain-power and writing craft necessary to produce dispatches like this one.
Thanks for the shout-out Jason! I really enjoyed this article.