Conservation

616 acres added in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands)…

October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state.  Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the…

The Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The American Ornithologists’ Union split the…

For the love of birds and parks. In the midst of an intensifying battle between protecting public lands and advancing…

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) has been in the news recently, as the Trump Administration has proposed changes to…

We expect climate change to have a mostly negative effect on natural habitats, at least short and medium term. Yes,…

360 miles of National Park land at the border! My first ‘protest’ memory involved putting pencil to notebook paper and…

In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released.  Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others…

A few years ago, I was invited to give a series of four short lectures, in quick succession, on birds…

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider…