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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

Meet Chia, an endangered Kemp’s ridley who became entangled and injured off the coast of Charleston but just keeps swimming

A man holding a cheeseburger

Arts & Culture

A year after saying goodbye to our favorite island rocker, we dive into the story behind Jimmy Buffett’s most mouthwatering hit

An ibis mascot

Arts & Culture

The gangly, feathery representative of the University of Miami offers a dose of meteorological folklore

A large white country mansion

Home & Garden

A new book from architect and designer Cathy Purple Cherry opens the door to an Eastern Shore showstopper, complete with a hidden wine vault, an entertaining barn, a hunting room, and more

A panther with kittens

Land & Conservation

Cattle ranchers are joining forces with conservation groups to support the big cat’s comeback

A man holds a guitar

Music

The bluegrass guitarist, vocalist, and avid fly fisherman celebrates home, family, and his musical influences on Far Away with You

A beach with a shark in the water

Land & Conservation

What to know about the marine predators’ interactions with humans—plus beach safety tips

Two people embrace

Arts & Culture

The Georgia-born runner and his wife, Tara Davis-Woodhall, went viral during the Olympics when she won a gold medal in long jump. Now it’s his turn to compete.

The yellow brick at a campsite.

Travel

The four-pound concrete hitchhiker has nearly reached Katahdin. Follow along on its hilarious, heartwarming journey.

An Eastern Glass Lizard

Land & Conservation

Are you sure that slithering reptile in your yard is a snake?

A whole fish on the grill

Food & Drink

Atlanta’s guru of Greek cooking offers a step-by-step guide even a landlubber can follow

Shark teeth scattered across the palm of a hand

Land & Conservation

Southern beaches offer everything from ancient megalodon fossils to the chompers of present-day predators like bull sharks. Plus, why do so many shark teeth wash up on beaches?

An oyster BLT

Recipe

Tomato jam, smoky pork belly, crunchy oysters, and peppery arugula come together in a divine New Orleans bite

A portrait of a man

Food & Drink

Modern Creole is a universal love letter to home cooking and the city that raised him

A collage of six snake photos

A G&G QUIZ

Test your knowledge on these commonly encountered species

A gator in a swamp

Land & Conservation

Your vehicle is your best blind, don’t feed the gators, and other tips for getting the most out of a visit to the wild

Food & Drink

Lean on what’s in season, mind your cream-to-milk ratio, and more good advice from Alabama’s Big Spoon Creamery—plus suggestions for the best home ice cream makers

Chicken-fried steak

Food & Drink

What started with chicken made its way to steak and back around to chicken 

An alligator lays on a tree limb on the water

Land & Conservation

“We came around a curve, and all we could see were heads in the water”

A Florida panther runs in grass

Land & Conservation

The task of attaching a tracking collar to a hundred-plus-pound carnivore involves hounds, portable cushions, and sometimes one brave tree climber