MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews Emilie Buchwald, co-founder and publisher of Milkweed Editions, about nature essays. Milkweed Editions hopes the current debate over the use of the Boundary Waters will inspire people to put pen to paper and submit their writing in their essay contest.

From Wallace Stegner to the work of Minnesota's own Sigurd Olson--writing has often been used to spark political action. Milkweed’s Buchwald says contemporary writers and average citizens are also using their talents to protect the land they love.