Migration happens once every year. And then again maybe 6 months later. Really it depends on an number of factors, but around here, starting in late July and extending through late September many birds are on the move away from their breeding grounds. Some are… Read More
As the nighthawks fly with lazy, yet determined wing beats I know the road to Hart Mountain is approaching. I’ve been greeted by nighthawks here before. I watch them as I turn onto Hart Mountain Road and consider them my welcome home as they wheel… Read More
I tend to subscribe to the notion that modern Western society likes to ignore our necessity for the natural world. Frontier living especially, put our predecessors literally at odds with, striving against an ecosystem that hadn’t developed to support them. So there is certainly no… Read More
(A quick intro – Simone is the other main contributor to Wingtrip, but she’s been busy traveling, hunting bunnies with her hawks, and having intellectual freak outs about Carnivorous plants. This is the first installment of her report from a trip to Costa Rica) The… Read More
One of my favorite musicians, Mos Def, wrote a song about it (give it a listen). Water is a basic necessity yet we seem to have a damned hard time keeping it clean and healthy. Everyone needs it and recently there’s been a discussion of… Read More
Drew Wheelan has been doing an incredible job of covering the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill through blogging and video content managed by the American Birding Association. If you ask me, this sort of reporting is more important than almost anything else out there. Not only… Read More
As the spill continues, I still find beauty in the unity disaster brings. People make connections, whether to their reliance on a healthy environment or to people they might not have encountered. Artistic expression can be just as valuable and motivating as an article or… Read More
We all use it – even if you don’t drive and bike everywhere – you indirectly are a part of the system. Oil is dirty and we’ve known a long time. And while we can make a difference by decreasing our consumption, ultimately it’s up… Read More
Unfortunately for almost everyone else, food poisoning interrupted the group’s fun near the end of the trip. I managed to stay bug free and enjoyed all the food put in front of me. Although it’s easy for me to say, if relatively minor food poisoning… Read More
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.” – John Muir It’s been 40 years since the first Earth Day. Some might suggest not much… Read More
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