Wandering a bit far afield from Greater Yellowstone, I recently had the opportunity to visit some friends in Northern Montana. This region hosts another great ecosystem that spans northern Montana into southern Alberta and British Columbia referred to as the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. Toward the end of this page, I’ll summarize some of the …
Colors are changing, daylight is slowly dwindling and elk are bugling as we move into September. Another summer is waning here. Last week was a Road Scholar program and we did see so many crazy bulls in the height of challenging each other and herding their harems with long and loud “bugling”. A surprise for …
July 21, 2023 Dog days of summer are here….Ancient Greeks noticed that Sirus, they called the “dog star” as it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, appears to rise alongside the sun in late July. They believed the combined power of these stars is what made this the hottest time of year. …
May 31, 2023 We have a Red Fox family at the end of our short street. She denned under the deck of a summer home and it’s a very quiet, wooded lot without much human impact. Foxes easily adapt to human presence. It is not unusual, then, for fox to den in a neighborhood with …
May 2023 Today, May 10, and I am finally seeing some of the winter stressed grass in my small yard. Lots of snow still covers everything else, however. Despite that spring is in the air. Sandhill Cranes are returning from their winter haunts. This is the time of year we often see a pair standing …