by wilderness | May 11, 2011 | nature, raptors, video, wildlife
For those of you who have enjoyed following the Decorah, Iowa eaglets, which were featured on this blog last month and are rapidly growing up, here’s another healthy dose of “reality TV” straight from the Big Apple – and with plenty of drama to...
by wilderness | Apr 12, 2011 | Arizona, Johnny Cash, music, nature, raptors, southwest, wildlife
We often see California Condors on the North Kaibab service trips, lazily soaring in thermals or perched on snags in the areas above Kanab Creek. They are huge, very distinctive looking birds with large numbers on their wings (this is a picture of number 33).I...
by wilderness | Feb 26, 2011 | Muir Woods, national parks, nature, wildlife
Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park, CO (2008)This week’s New York Times has an interesting article describing the National Park Service’s efforts to restore natural sounds and minimize intrusive noise in California’s Muir Woods National Monument....
by wilderness | Jul 27, 2010 | Alaska, David Walburn, music, trail work, video, wildlife
Tired of the same old commute to work each morning? Need to liven up your work week? Take a cue from the 2009 Denali National Park Wilderness Volunteer’s work crew. And for some great music about working in Alaska, check out David Walburn’s “Cabin...
by wilderness | May 13, 2010 | bears, video, wildlife
I was traveling through New Mexico this week and caught this on the evening news. Needless to say, I feel compelled to share.Think she’s got impressive moves? Check out her competition, featured on this blog last spring.
by wilderness | Mar 20, 2010 | conservation, Hawaii Volcanoes, hiking, national parks, nature, sea turtles, wildlife
I just returned from the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park service project where we backpacked 8 miles losing 2700-feet to get to a remote beach at Halape where we set up camp for a week of making the beach a more friendly place for rare hawksbill turtles, a critically...
