EDITOR’S NOTE: Tom Earnhardt has been described as the “steward of North Carolina outdoors.” A lawyer, he pioneered environmental law in the state. He is an avid naturalist and was coproducer of more ...
Whenever I curse out loud while squashing a mosquito, extracting a wood tick or spraying a yellow-jacket hive in our home’s stonework, I recite the appropriate Aldo Leopold quotation: “The last word ...