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+'use client'
+
+import { useEmDashContent } from '@/hooks/useEmDashContent'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import Button from '@/components/ui/Button'
+
+export default function FieldNotesJournalSection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent('posts')
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex justify-center py-16">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin text-[#f5f5dc]" />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      id="field-notes"
+      data-vula-section="fieldnotesjournal"
+      data-vula-cms="posts"
+      className="py-24 bg-[#17170f]"
+    >
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6">
+        {/* Eyebrow */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-4 mb-4">
+          <div className="w-14 h-px bg-[#f5f5dc]" />
+          <span className="text-[#6b8e23] font-sans uppercase tracking-[0.15em] text-sm">
+            Field Journal
+          </span>
+          <div className="w-14 h-px bg-[#f5f5dc]" />
+        </div>
+        <h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-light text-[#eeeee7] text-center mb-4 font-serif">
+          Notes from the Bush
+        </h2>
+        <p className="text-[#eeeee7]/80 text-center max-w-2xl mx-auto mb-12 font-sans text-sm leading-relaxed">
+          Rangers&rsquo; diaries, conservation updates, and the quiet stories of the reserve.
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+          {items.slice(0, 6).map((item) => {
+            const d = item.data as {
+              title?: string
+              excerpt?: string
+              author?: string
+              category?: string
+              image?: string
+            }
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={item.id}
+                className="group rounded-[8px] border border-white/10 overflow-hidden hover:border-[#f5f5dc]/30 transition-all duration-200"
+              >
+                <div className="relative aspect-video overflow-hidden">
+                  {d.image && (
+                    <Image
+                      src={d.image}
+                      alt={d.title ?? 'Journal post'}
+                      fill
+                      sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 33vw"
+                      className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-105"
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </div>
+                <div className="p-5">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                    {d.category && (
+                      <span className="text-[#6b8e23] font-sans uppercase tracking-wider text-xs">
+                        {d.category}
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  <h3 className="text-lg font-serif font-light text-[#eeeee7] mb-2">{d.title}</h3>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-[#eeeee7]/70 mb-3 font-sans leading-relaxed line-clamp-3">
+                    {d.excerpt}
+                  </p>
+                  {d.author && (
+                    <p className="text-xs text-[#eeeee7]/50 font-sans">By {d.author}</p>
+                  )}
+                  <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="mt-4">
+                    Read More
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="mt-12 text-center">
+          <Button variant="default" size="md" className="inline-flex items-center">
+            Read the Journal
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}