America’s Newest National Park–And Guess What? You Can Be a Part of It!
Sending out a warm welcome to all of those new subscribers who came out to one of my blue ghost firefly tours this spring. So glad to have met you
Weekly Puzzler Answer #269
Happy Mother’s Day to all of those Mom’s out there! I hope your day is relaxing and memorable in some good and amazing way. I’m sure there will be many
The Secret Life of Fireflies
Everyone knows that fireflies flash in the night. Probably many of us remember fondly being a child and running around on a dark night, catching the tiny insects and putting
Weekly Puzzler Answer 268
The small bird with the yellow and white stripe by its eye and a distinctive white throat from last week’s puzzler is a white-throated sparrow,(Zonotrichia albicollis.) It is aptly named!
Weekly Puzzler 269: Handsome Reddish Songbird with a Black Head, Neck and Shoulders
Hello again! Our next puzzler is a bird that I see just about daily in my forested yard in western NC. Sometimes I hear it before I see it, as
Why You Should Add a Bat Box to Your Yard
I’m well aware that bats won’t win any popularity contests anytime soon. Perhaps though, you’re in my corner, knowing that bats are essential members of healthy ecosystems and that they
Every Day Needs a Night
Check out my recent article in the Mountain Xpress, called Every Day Needs a Night. It is about why it’s so important to have darkness at night and how everyone,