Prairie Pothole Birdlife

Today, I played hookey from my desk. Instead of writing, I reveled in unexpectedly mild temperatures and bestowed last-minute-before-winter care on my yard. I clipped and removed old growth from eight...

Notes from a Nature Writer and the 50/50 Project

For a nature writer, capturing the essence of an animal, ecosystem, or landscape is a thrilling undertaking. Armed with five senses and a mesmerizing, but sometimes inadequate assortment of words, I s...

Hiking in Nova Scotia’s Wentworth Valley

Each autumn, Wentworth Valley beckons Vilis and me to hike hills cloaked with maples, beeches, birches, and scattered conifers, the deciduous trees’ leaves painting the landscape with the flamin...