A 2017 hurricane, Catherine Arnold writes, showed how listening to the land builds local resilience. For the University of Texas Alcalde, Catherine (@TreesWhales) tells about the Houston Arboretum weathering Hurricane Harvey and increasing fauna diversity thanks to efforts to restore its grasslands. Also check out Catherine’s story for the National Wildlife Federation on how beaver dams sustain wetlands and her science writing tips at her website. image: Teune CC BY-SA 3