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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.

Drinks

The team at a South Carolina restaurant created a cocktail worthy of Ernie (rubber duck and all) in time for the show’s anniversary

Arts & Culture

Wildlife artist Bart Walter unveils a special bronze sculpture for the occasion

Home & Garden

A Florida craftsman shares how he achieves next-level porch sitting

Land & Conservation

With “big old eyes and a button for a rattle,” these baby snakes offer hope for a struggling species

Food & Drink

Taste the State from chef Kevin Mitchell and culinary historian David S. Shields shares South Carolina’s most delicious stories

Food & Drink

Hot Little Suppers offers weeknight dinners by the dozen—and yes, biscuits abound, too

Land & Conservation

Whether they’re turning yellow, orange, red, or not at all, a tree’s fall leaves are a window into its personality

Arts & Culture

How two former insults became the University of Oklahoma’s favorite saying

Arts & Culture

Auburn’s golden eagles are a thing of (extremely strange) legend

Land & Conservation

An ethnobotanist shares some of the surprising ways the Chickasaw used wax myrtle, sassafras, and yaupon holly

How you can help the volunteer rescue organization, and other on-the-ground relief efforts in Louisiana

Arts & Culture

An Arkansan introduces a perplexed visitor from abroad to a hallowed Razorback tradition

Travel

A look at the history of the country’s oldest health destination—and how it’s still evolving today

Land & Conservation

The island’s sea turtle patrol is searching for the owner of a vessel made with love

Land & Conservation

When a mama turtle carrying seven eggs was killed by a car, the South Carolina Aquarium stepped in

Land & Conservation

Once down to four individuals, the endangered Schaus swallowtail is making a comeback—thanks to the work of Florida biologists

Land & Conservation

How a Southern scientist discovered the secret spot where tens of thousands of rare shorebirds recuperate

Land & Conservation

Getting up close with the world’s largest rattlesnake in South Carolina’s pine savannas

Land & Conservation

Bernie Fowler will don his iconic white sneakers for the 34th annual Patuxent River Wade-In

Land & Conservation

But there’s a surprising way scientists—and trees—will remember they were here