John Lemons

John Lemons is a professor of biological and environmental science and a fellow of the AAAS with interests in science, conservation and public policy.

Written by John Lemons

A large crowd of people gathered at a viewpoint overlooking a scenic mountain landscape during sunset in Yosemite National Park.

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Architecture

Splendid no more

America’s national parks are overrun with cars and visitors – what happened to the spirit of wilderness preservation?

John Lemons

A winter landscape with a river, snowy trees, and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

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Nature and landscape

Yosemite reverie

‘At times it returns, in the motionless calm of the day, that memory of living immersed, absorbed, in the stunned light’

John Lemons