Journaling June
Flipping back through my June journal scrawls, I’m deliberating what to make of one of my favorite…
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activism | birds | conservation | forests | trees | Wilderness
Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area: Vigilance, Close Calls, & Heroes
Even a lover of ancient forests likes being on top of the world. Lingering on Mount June, I watch turkey vultures tipping wings at eye-level. The month of June is prime time for wildflowers, warblers, and verdant beauty in every shade of green. Oregon Wild’s Chandra LeGue and I bask in the Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area, the largest wild place within an hour of Eugene and Springfield at about 8,000 acres.
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activism | conservation | flowers | forests | Nature
Lookout Mountain, Roadless Beacon of the Ochocos
This is the third piece in the series “Every Wild Place Has a Story” for Oregon Wild’s…
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Birds are Calling Us: Speak Up for Forests and their Native Plant Understory
This past Tuesday, I joined the weekly “Birding-by-Ear” walk in Sawyer Park by the Deschutes River in…
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activism | birds | climate change | conservation | forests | wildfire
Every Wild Place Has a Story: an Oregon Wild series
This is the introduction essay for a series celebrating Oregon Wild’s 50th anniversary and the 60th anniversary…
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birds | forests | Nature | trees | Wilderness
Wisdom of Ancient Western Junipers
“What would the Juniper hairstreak butterfly do without the tree that bears its name? How about the…
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backyards | birds | conservation | forests | Nature
A Carousel of Pygmy Nuthatches
Yesterday, I counted 13 Pygmy Nuthatches on one caged suet block–sending the feeder spinning like a carousel….
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birds | climate change | conservation | family | forests | kingfisher
A Kingfisher Runs Through It
“You can love completely without complete understanding.”—Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories When…
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activism | climate change | conservation | forests | hiking | oregon | Wilderness
Drift Creek Wilderness– A Tribute
I’m drifting back in time in Drift Creek Wilderness, the largest remaining protected ancient forest in the…
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