Becoming an Amateur Naturalist Part 1: Getting Started
June 15, 2020
Many people have found themselves enjoying the wildlife and nature in their yards and around local parks and trails in... Read More →
Nothing to Do? Make Some Fishing Lures!
June 11, 2020
When I was 10 years old, to supplement the holiday excitement, a friend and I spent part of Christmas vacation... Read More →
Wolf Stories – Conservation in Action
June 8, 2020
Yellowstone, established in 1872 as our first National Park, is a large volcanic caldera sacred to Native Americans and home... Read More →
Nothing to Do? The Adventures of Captain Pebble
June 4, 2020
For schoolchildren, summer break came two months early this year, thanks to COVID-19. And by now even the allure of... Read More →
The Amazing Month of May at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
June 1, 2020
The highlight of spring for me is the arrival of warblers. These small gems generally glean insects from leaves and... Read More →
Big Ponds Need Professional Design and Sound Construction
May 28, 2020
My three recent blogs about spillways have featured variations of little ponds in little watersheds, small enough and in locations... Read More →
Welcome Back!
May 25, 2020
Spring is the time for ‘first of the year’ observations. It’s always fun to see old friends returning to the... Read More →
Alternative Spillways – Rock and Concrete
May 21, 2020
A few weeks ago, my sketches about building spillways for small ponds in small watersheds focused on using our most... Read More →
Shepherd’s Purse: a Scrappy Survivor with a Deadly Secret
May 18, 2020
This unassuming little plant taught me two three! things today! Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a non-native from Europe that... Read More →
Rat Island: A Book Review
May 14, 2020
When you are trying to rescue species from the very edge of extinction, you have to play hardball. This is... Read More →
