Think of federal public lands and America's National Parks likely come to mind. They're majestic (magnificent landscapes), impressive (unique ...
Roll and Stroll at Valentine Farm
Habitat and outdoors for all—that's the theme at Mahoosuc Land Trust's Valentine Farm in Bethel, Maine. Mahoosuc Land Trust's western Maine ...
Androscoggin Land Trust in a Day
Three rivers, an undeveloped pond, numerous Black-capped Chickadees, one Bald Eagle, many trees, roots, and fallen leaves. One watershed. This was my ...
The Mountain
Lucky me, I live just one mile from The Mountain. That's its entire name. The Mountain. The first time I heard "The Mountain" I figured it was ...
Allen Island: Visiting Colby’s Island Campus
For decades, Allen and Benner islands off the Maine coast were the summer home of renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth and his wife/business manager ...
It Was Rare, I Was There: The Yellow-eyed Penguin
Last September, above a small, rocky beach in southern New Zealand, I saw what may be the rarest, most endangered penguin in the world: the ...
Opportunistic Birding
If I'm a birder, I'm an opportunistic birder. I rarely travel specifically to look for birds (see Steller's for the exception). However, I will look ...
Migration: A Flight for Survival
Migration. Generally, when I think of bird migration, I envision a neat line connecting, say, South America with North America, specifically Maine. ...
Totally Transcendent: Saddleback Solar Eclipse
Mind blowing, amazing, surreal, transcendent, what the f-? Try to describe the two and a half minutes of solar eclipse totality and it might sound ...
Bird of the Century: New Zealand’s Mullet-Headed Pūteketeke
I know that bird! Oh wait, it's John Oliver. The other day this appeared in my newsfeed: "With a boost from John Oliver, pūteketeke soars ...