Defending Nature

There are now thousands of nature blogs online and most celebrate the beauty and grandeur of nature by offering a mix of photos, essays, poe...

The Peak of Summer

A month past the solstice, the days are noticeably shorter but the summer heat is peaking; indeed, here in the Midwest, average daily highs ...

Dragonfly Heaven

Recent, severe thunderstorms have trimmed a number of our trees, not exactly in the manner that I would have preferred. Nevertheless, we cle...

The Energetic Gnatcatcher

Common summer residents across the southern, central and northeastern U.S., blue-gray gnatcatchers are often overlooked for several reasons....

A Verdant July

Though August is only a week away, it looks like May in the American Heartland. After weeks of hot, humid weather and regular, torrential ra...

Wrong Place, Right Time

After enduring a dud of a season in 2009, the hurricane stuntmen from the Weather Channel and other major networks were looking forward to t...

Roadside Nature Preserves

This summer, many Americans will drive hundreds of miles to visit our National Parks or National Wildlife Refuges with the hope of seeing a ...

Storm Track

Checking the national radar last evening, one saw pockets of thunderstorms stretching from the Southern Rockies to the Mid Atlantic States. ...