Aug 22, 2024
Coontie and Atala: Recovering from the Brink of Extinction in Florida
I could tell you about how much trouble so many of our native flora and fauna are in. I could even tailor the discussion to my audience by focusing on the trade in herbs and curios that is integral to the practice of modern-day hoodoo rootwork. I’ve certainly gotten a much deeper (and more somber) picture of that trouble since the pandemic, when I made it my “quarantine mission” to learn every…