The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
First a full disclosure: I have had both indoor cat and outdoor cats. Yesterday I came across a half-eaten bird kill caused by a cat I’ve seen stalking our bird-friendly property. It made me think of some research The Secret Life of Roaming Cats I heard on NPR in August. Working with the National …
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The recent news of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park being spread through deer mice droppings took me back to 1993 when I was living on the Navajo Reservation in Window Rock. That spring and summer the reservation was the hit with a high number of victims, ranging in age from 13 to 85, with 60% …
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Nature was very talkative on our Alaska trip. We spent 8 days on the Kenai peninsula visiting friends who live in Seward and then exploring on our own during a trip to Homer on the other side of the peninsula. We were reminded how Alaska is a perfect trip for nature lovers or others wanting a quick …
This is from a friend of mine, Denise Morse, a fellow defender of the environment. We served together on a land trust board in Alpine CA. She writes about Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountain Sky Island – a wildlife haven outside Tucson that is facing a new copper mineby Denise Morse I …
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Spring has quickly moved into summer and baby birds are getting fed by their parents, the orb (and unfortunately black widow) spiders on our property are growing in size and we see other critters busy raising their young. Some tips to help them make their transition as smooth as possible: …
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People in snowy climates are lucky in one regard - they can see great animal tracks after snowfalls. Here in So. California I need to drive a half hour up to the mountains. The last two times I've seen some interesting tracks in the snow. On yesterday's hike to a favorite area of mine (Jenks Lake …
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