On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I don’t remember ever seeing an oak tree growing around Sitka, but last fall I started noticing oak leaves blowing around the neighborhood. At first I was not sure whether my impression was correct, but I confirmed it with someone who knows about such things, and now I’m curious where the oak tree is. As … Read more
Today was the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, and I spent some time today doing a little birding. This morning I kept track of what I was seeing while on a walk through Totem Park, then this afternoon I spent some time ranging a bit further along the road system specifically looking … Read more
Download Radio Show The 15 February show featured a conversation with Richard Nelson. We spoke about several things including conservation advocacy and the value and power of native languages and the perspective they provide. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or on the … Read more
Today is the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count. I spent some time between errands this afternoon to get a little birding in with a friend. Fortunately we managed to avoid being out in the worst of the rain showers that fell today (this morning in particular it rained pretty hard for an … Read more
It was unseasonably warm today (even for this warm winter), with official temperatures up in the lower 50s. As I was nearing UAS this afternoon on my way to class, I noticed white streaks going down the face of the North Sister. At first I thought it odd that there was snow still down that … Read more
Mostly gray skies today. The rather fierce breeze of yesterday evening diminished as the night wore on, and today was basically calm. I spent a little time over at the airport both this morning and then again this afternoon. I got a look at the Mountain Bluebird and possibly the Chipping Sparrow this morning, but … Read more