conservation

Phragmites Fix Or Fail At Bear River MBR?

By |2023-11-10T09:51:12-07:00October 5th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Conservation, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Phragmites fix or fail? I think my photos through the years provide the answer.

Franklin’s Gull Feasting On Brine Flies Plus News About The Great Salt Lake

By |2021-08-22T06:05:28-06:00July 25th, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Franklin's Gulls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While Franklin's Gulls are in northern Utah for their breeding season brine flies are an important food source for the adults and their young and are a part of their breeding success here in the Great Basin.

Greater Sage-Grouse on a Lek – Our Public Lands – Our Legacy

By |2021-03-26T09:44:47-06:00February 21st, 2018|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One might ask what do Greater Sage-Grouse have to do with our public lands and the answer would be that more than half of all remaining habit for these large upland game birds is on our public lands in the Western U.S..

Saving the Greater Sage-Grouse One Lek at a Time

By |2021-03-26T09:29:18-06:00December 7th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Conservation, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The recent decision to not list Greater Sage-Grouse under the Endangered Species Act is seen by some as a "good thing" and by others a "bad thing". So, perhaps we can be more productive if we start saving the Greater Sage-Grouse one lek at a time.

Bathing Ruddy Turnstone

By |2021-05-17T07:18:37-06:00September 7th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

About half the world's shorebird populations are in decline and with climate change and rising sea levels habitat loss is happening at a faster rate than ever before.

Use of Decoys for Colonial-nesting Seabirds and the Need for Protected Nesting Areas

By |2022-03-10T21:15:22-07:00July 2nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Gandy Beach, Least Terns, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

On an extremely hot April day I was out on Egmont Key for a Florida Master Naturalist class and from a distance I thought I saw some Black Skimmers and Least Terns resting on a beach but they turned out to be decoys.

Conservation Is A State Of Harmony

By |2023-01-11T07:07:47-07:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Conservation, Dead Horse Point State Park, Trees, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I would love to say that while I am wandering around exploring the natural wonders we have been gifted with that I can forget about the assaults on the land and the creatures that live there but I can't.

The Tapestry of Ecology

By |2024-03-14T05:55:38-06:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Burrowing Owls, Conservation, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I often see this phrase "species in decline due to habitat destruction or fragmentation" or something similar and the frequency of seeing that phrase is most likely to become higher.

San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument designation in the future?

By |2023-01-05T04:12:04-07:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Emery County, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.

Earth Day 2014

By |2022-04-22T04:08:47-06:00April 22nd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is Earth Day and I wanted to write about it this morning. A LOT of good has come from everyone's involvement in Earth Day but there is still so much to be done.

Fracking does not belong in our National Wildlife Refuges

By |2021-09-12T04:37:25-06:00April 18th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Environment, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Oil and gas companies want to come in our National Wildlife refuges to explore for oil and natural gas, they want to exploit; not preserve and protect, the resources found within the boundaries of our National Wildlife System.

The Amazing Legacy of the Bluebird Man

By |2024-03-25T05:54:08-06:00July 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Downy Woodpeckers, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Swallows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I want to thank Neil Paprocki for sharing information about Al Larson and the upcoming film The Bluebird Man, I have learned a lot from the web site and through my interview with Neil and I am all for learning more about the wonderful natural world around me.

Isn’t it time for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp?

By |2022-07-20T05:14:01-06:00March 7th, 2013|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a win/win proposal for the National Wildlife Refuge System and for everyone who visits them. For every person who is concerned about the future of out National Wildlife Refuges and for every organization who supports conservation of our public lands and the nation's wildlife.

Bighorn Sheep ewes and young – Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

By |2021-04-26T12:15:40-06:00October 2nd, 2011|Categories: Bighorn Sheep, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've only photographed Bighorn Sheep (Mountain Sheep some people call them) a few times and here they were, calmly foraging close to where I was! I was thrilled and excited.

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