Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Productivity for ecosystems and people
Part 4: When a position opened for director of the Howard Christensen Nature Center (HCNC), my combined teaching experience and field research helped secure the […]
Nature Niche
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Great Blue Heron
Long legs and neck are distinctive for this gray/blue bird but the Great Blue Heron’s stalking behavior demonstrates unparalleled patience. My most recent view was […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Paddling in the Wind
Camping at the edge of a Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness was a summer activity. Various campgrounds have access points. This camping trip was planned […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Climbing Accident
Medical Doctor Garon Coriz died at age 33 in a climbing accident. He was a Bears Ears National and Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat’l Monuments Redrock Wilderness […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Rogue River Butterfly Count
A wetter, cloudier, and colder spring impacted butterflies causing suppressed numbers with later than expected adult emergence. A heat wave settled over the region the […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Air Cooled or Air Conditioned?
Chipmunks, thirteen-lined squirrels, woodchucks, and many other mammals spend hot weather time underground where the air in their dens is cooler. They also use tree […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Fishing Rod Cast Away
Rod and Katie were neighbors that lived next door in Mrs. Hoag’s upstairs apartment. A singing mouse lived in her basement and she would allow […]
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Native Plants
National Wild Ones native plant organization president Janice Hand wrote, “Consider that as a Wild One, you are not only enjoying the good feelings that […]