Places like Yellowstone are part of our national heritage; public lands that belong to all Americans. This ownership comes with a responsibility: to act as stewards by caring for these special places. Yellowstone is increasingly challenged by the pressure of...
Listening to the vocalizations of ravens and coyotes can provide clues to the presence of other animals on the landscape. Learning to pay attention to the behavior of a variety of animals can not only help you find charismatic predators like wolves and bears in...
“Do…Not… Move,” I said to Brad in a voice that no one ever wants to hear in the woods. That tone, those words: they conjure images of man-eating sharks, fire-breathing dragons, boogey men, ax murderers, serial killers and maybe, clowns....
Last week we were fortunate enough to have three blissful, agenda-less days together in the park, thanks to Grandma hanging out at home with Little George. We couldn’t remember the last time we had so much uninterrupted time together out in the park. We spent...
“Last one back is a rotten killdeer egg,” yelled George, pedaling furiously down the gravel road leading to the campsite. We had ridden down a county road to the river near our campsite, and discovered a killdeer nest, with four precious little mottled...
We’ve been waiting with bated breath for our first elk calf sighting of the year; they usually start to appear around the third week of May. Just three days ago we’d heard from a friend that they’d spotted one, so we knew it was only a matter of time...
