Picturing the Unseen
Park Science. 2026. v40. (1). Lawrence M (ed). Picturing the Unseen. March
These curated stories explore in different ways how art and science in national parks help us learn about things that are important but often hard to see or recognize. The universe. Microscopic organisms with a big impact. Microplastics. The surfaces of other planets. Pollinator preferences. Secretive salamanders. Animals that steal food when we're not watching. Plants that look like they belong in a natural area but don't. How animals behave when people are absent.
- Type
- Journal Issue
- Authors
- Lawrence, Marie
- Date of Issue
- 2026-03
- Keywords
- bear box, bear cubs, bears, California giant salamander, caves, creel survey, dark night skies, fisheries, food storage, grizzly bears, human wildlife interaction, invasive plant management, microbes, microplastics, monarch butterflies, night skies, night sky photography, planetary analogs, polar bears, pollinators, reproduction, sea turtles, social marketing, water supply, wildlife space use
Series
Contents
- A New, Safer Way to Monitor Bear Reproduction
- Adapting a Useful Fisheries Tool to One-of-a-Kind Landscapes
- Great Basin Geology and Art Team Up to Unlock Secrets of Mars and Moon
- How to Build Adaptive Invasive Plant Treatment Programs
- How to Move Water Six Miles up a Mountain and Make Sure It’s Safe
- Microbial Survival in Spacecraft Assembly Clean Rooms and Protected Landscapes
- Monarch Butterfly Survival Depends on More than Milkweed
- New Research Finds Microplastics on Sea Turtle Beaches
- New Study Reveals How Campers Can Become Food Storage Champs
- Surprise Sighting Sheds Light on the Lives of Elusive Salamanders
- The Unique Photography Techniques That Help Preserve Spectacular Night Skies
- Wild Animals Show Many Different Reactions to People in U.S. National Parks