Lindsey Liles
Lindsey Liles joined Garden & Gun in 2020 after completing a master’s in literature in Scotland and a Fulbright grant in Brazil. The Arkansas native is G&G’s digital reporter, covering all aspects of the South, and she especially enjoys putting her biology background to use by writing about wildlife and conservation. She lives on Johns Island, South Carolina, with her husband, Giedrius, and their cat, Oyster.
Land & Conservation
“Countries have so much divisiveness. Our Earth is the common denominator, and we keep missing the point that we’re all tied together.”
Recipe
B.D. Riley’s, a pub in Austin, Texas, turns out these tangy, chewy, crusty loaves every morning
Land & Conservation
The future of conservation in the South just got a little bit brighter—and not just for salamanders
Land & Conservation
Once, the red wolf roamed every Southern state. Today, only seventeen remain in the wild on a swampy peninsula in Eastern North Carolina, a number on the rise thanks to the passionate team of biologists determined to help them thrive once more
Arts & Culture
Leslie Charleville uses the Japanese printing method of gyotaku to preserve everything from fish to crabs to, yes, gators
Land & Conservation
Journey through the seasons in coastal South Carolina via a sleeping green anole, bunches of yellow jessamine, and wading roseate spoonbills
Land & Conservation
One is rainbow-colored, one looks just like a worm, one is a miniature rattlesnake—all are part of our region’s wild tapestry of life
Land & Conservation
A century ago, the species almost went extinct. Today, their numbers are edging upwards, but the fight for their survival is far from over.
Recipe
The St. Lucia native brings Caribbean flair to the New Orleans classic
Land & Conservation
On the Forgotten Coast of Florida, an oyster-growing couple is raising the bar on aquaculture technology
Arts & Culture
Next week, the coastal South Carolina town will be abuzz with fans of the silver screen
Land & Conservation
And the best time to see them (hint: it’s now)
Arts & Culture
Paula Whyman dreamed of restoring a plot of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains—and found fertile ground for a memoir
Land & Conservation
The rare phenomenon might look like an oil spill at first glance, but nature is its own kind of artist
Travel
Butcher? Check. Taqueria? Check. Fishmonger? Check. Almost a year after opening, Pullman Market is a community hub and travel-worthy culinary destination
Land & Conservation
Photographer Mac Stone packed up and camped in South Carolina’s Beidler Forest overnight to document the ancient wetlands as the flurries came down
Land & Conservation
It’s coyote breeding season, and the adaptable canines are on the move
Recipe
Two North Carolina chocolate makers share their go-to recipe for drinking chocolate—plus how they upgrade the classic with cayenne pepper, peanut butter, cinnamon, or all three
Sporting
What Gator lacks in steadiness, he makes up for in enthusiasm
Arts & Culture
Service opportunities to celebrate the life of one of the nation’s greatest leaders