Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

When Mitchell Olson moved to the Galway Park neighborhood eight years ago, he wanted to form a way to work together with neighbors and find out who lives next door to have a better sense of community.

When Henry David Thoreau’s attempt to simplify his life took him to the shores of Walden Pond in 1845, the Massachusetts reserve was a quiet haven enclosed by tall oaks and pines and wreathed with ...