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.
2025 Bucket List
An off-the-grid sanctuary of shifting sand
2025 Bucket List
Even better, dive into efforts to save them
2025 Bucket List
A pristine park in the Alleghenies makes for magical viewing
2025 BUCKET LIST
Long live the Hot Brown, a sandwich with grand beginnings
2025 Bucket List
Northwest Arkansas has become a world-class mountain biking destination
2025 Bucket List
The long-loved resort town feels fresher than ever
2025 Bucket List
The newly designated UNESCO site is one of the most significant Black history institutions nationwide
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.”
2025 BRACKET
Among thirty-two contenders, the venerated Atlanta institution takes the top spot
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.
Land & Conservation
On the Forgotten Coast of Florida, an oyster-growing couple is raising the bar on aquaculture technology




















