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.
Food & Drink
Chef Nicolas Lebas upgrades the fall bird with cornflakes, an apple slaw stuffing, and a red bell pepper glaze
Food & Drink
The original hot chicken joint is headed to Greenville, South Carolina
Land & Conservation
A South Carolina woman gets a surprise visitor while working from home
Food & Drink
A new cookbook shares one hundred recipes built on the chemistry of taste
Conservation
Florida is working to shape a brighter future for monarchs, one retention basin at a time
Food & Drink
A state-by-state guide to bites and beverages, from regional delicacies to recommendations from locals
Land & Conservation
A retired doctor in South Carolina captures stunning photos of a surprise visitor to his backyard
Land & Conservation
A couple finds a nearly sixty-year-old message washed ashore on Florida’s Marco Island
Land & Conservation
A resilient hatchling is one of just three to make it out of a flooded nest in South Carolina
Outdoors
Charleston paleontologist Ashby Gale shares his top tips for fossil-hunting beachcombers
Food & Drink
Two readers share their experiences whipping up the cake on the cover of our August/September issue
Land & Conservation
Reports from Florida, where the vast majority of sea turtles nest in the U.S., are showing another great year for hatchling numbers
Land & Conservation
Two new litters this year are helping to secure the future of this critically endangered Southern species
Conservation
Recent sightings of the fuzzy-faced blue calamintha bee in Florida are a hopeful sign—but pollinators still face an uphill battle
Land & Conservation
The Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus—Virginia northern flying squirrel—may be off the endangered list, but its survival depends on another conservation effort: reforestation
Land & Conservation
The tegu, a predatory South American lizard, poses a threat to quail, gopher tortoises, and more native Southern species—but there’s still hope of stopping the invasion
Land & Conservation
On Endangered Species Day, learn about six of the South’s rarest—and most unusual—creatures