The Prolific Muskrat

Native to North America, muskrats are semi-aquatic rodents that inhabit wetlands and streams across the Continent; hunted and trapped for th...

An Odd Mix of Spring

Out back last evening, it looked, felt and smelled like late April. The lilacs and honeysuckle were in bloom, dandelions and violets speckl...

The Porcupine Caribou

Named for the Yukon River tributary that drains most of their range, the Porcupine Caribou Herd inhabits northeastern Alaska and the norther...

Future Exotic Terranes

The continents of planet Earth are composed of central, "stable" platforms to which smaller "exotic terranes" have accre...

Double-Dip of Winter

Lest we forget it is still March, wintery weather lingers in the Pacific Northwest and, thanks to a Canadian front, has re-invaded the Great...

The Garth Wetlands

Stretching across the Bear Creek floodplain in north Columbia, Missouri, the Garth Nature Preserve harbors one of the best urban wetlands th...

Mt. Salina

Having driven across the Great Plains on many occasions, I have come to know the cities and towns, their respective exit numbers and, most i...