Tag Archives: Environment

Mount Rainier: Entry reservations coming this year

In an effort to reduce congestion and environmental damage at Mount Rainier National Park, staff are implementing a timed-entry reservation system this year. Park visitors will need a reservation to enter through the popular Nisqually, Stevens Canyon and Sunrise/White River … Continue reading

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A Tribute to Nature

I spend a lot of time outdoors every year. In part, because my work takes me there. And, in big part, because I love being out in the natural world. I’ve been that way for a very long time. Having … Continue reading

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Michigan’s Snowy Owl Capital

A small town in the eastern Upper Peninsula has new monkiker, named for the distinctive white Arctic owl that appears in greater numbers there each year than in other parts of Michigan. Rudyard, Michigan, located in Chippewa County, is now … Continue reading

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Chasing Waterfalls

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is known for its scenery. Stretching along Lake Superior to the north and Lake Michigan to the south, it is a beautiful part of the state, filled with national forests, dramatic cliffs, a national lakeshore and an … Continue reading

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Fall Days

It’s Autumn now, the color days. And the woods are becoming beautiful, a riot of color. The transformation has been slow this year, delayed by warm days and nights in October. Those were ideal conditions for hiking, biking and canoeing, … Continue reading

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Flying High

Photos courtesy of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Once endangered and teetering on the brink of extinction, the Bald Eagle is doing well; actually, very well, according to a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report that says those … Continue reading

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A new beginning

We had wandered through thickly forested dunes for more than an hour when we emerged on the barrens. The contrast was stark. Only scrubby vegetation lay in all directions. These lone trees caught my eye as we hiked into the … Continue reading

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Drilling for oil, the test of time

We hear a lot about moving away from fossil fuels, away from our dependence on oil to make so much of what we use, from gasoline to golf balls and ballpoint pens. And though we get steadily closer to that … Continue reading

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Trump moves to weaken Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Many North American bird populations are declining at an alarming rate. The findings of an international team of researchers, written by lead author Ken Rosenberg, a senior scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and American Bird Conservancy, showed that 29%, about 3 … Continue reading

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Hoping for the best

It has now been two years since the National Park Service (NPS) began restoring the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park, with four arriving from Minnesota in the fall of 2018, followed by 15 more from Canada and the … Continue reading

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