On the Death of a Veery
Our windows may be killing a billion birds a year. This beautiful songbird, called a veery, struck our kitchen window the other day. I was…
Rice Lake: an Urban Success Story for Kids and Fishing
In his landmark book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Richard Louv wrote: “Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential…
Under the Power Lines
I’m sure there are sound journalistic principles for never cramming a folk singer, a lost dog, the city of Eugene, power lines, butterflies, trout fishing,…
Contemplating a Hairstreak Butterfly
This little Gray Hairstreak butterfly sat obligingly for a photo op in North Vancouver's Seymour Conservation Reserve the other day. I noticed it fluttering around…
Emigrant Lake – Then and Now
Above is how Emigrant Lake near Ashland, Oregon looks today. But Back in October 2015, I visited the drought-stricken lake after two years of minimal…
Finding Solace on the Seymour
Work hassles, spring fever and heavy rain brought Mr. Grumpy into the office. So I did the only sensible thing. I shut off the computer…
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For Elusive Cutthroat Trout, the Fraser River is Special
One of the great things about living in Vancouver is the close proximity of gorgeous outdoor settings and solitude. A short drive can put you into…
The Eurasian Collared-Dove: Successful BC Immigrants
We see more and more of these plump, white birds in our yard every year. Although they first appeared in the neighborhood about ten years…
Hanging with Buddha on Halfmoon Creek
There's something soothing about moving slowly along a forest creek in the rain, picking your way through ferns and cedars and moss. This is Halfmoon…