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Nature Niche

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Productivity for ecosystems and people

December 17, 2020 The Rockford Squire 0

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 […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Great Blue Heron

January 30, 2020 The Rockford Squire 0

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

August 1, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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

July 25, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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

July 19, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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?

July 11, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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

July 4, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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

June 27, 2019 The Rockford Squire 0

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 […]

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