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Ranger Steve (Mueller)

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: Somber Reality

December 28, 2017 The Rockford Squire 0

  My life’s mission of wilderness protection has gone awry. All hope is not lost to protect the resources and life forms that make it […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Spring Progression

May 4, 2017 The Rockford Squire 0

Join for a couple hours of ephemeral exploration at Ody Brook Nature Sanctuary with the Michigan Botanical Club on 6 May from 2 to 4 p.m.

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Breathing Skies

January 5, 2017 The Rockford Squire 0

Warm south winds brought a record high temperature to the region in late December followed by cold air being sucked in from the northwest. By […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Sky Fire

August 20, 2015 The Rockford Squire 0

We each have the privilege of being born during a special time. The events surrounding our personal birth vary and add spice to ones personal […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Where are the Orioles?

August 13, 2015 The Rockford Squire 0

Unexpectedly, male Baltimore Orioles disappeared from a reader’s, Egan’s, feeder by late July. Females increased. He wondered what caused the change. He thought maybe this […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Human Health and Insect Surveys

August 6, 2015 The Rockford Squire 0

Some people might wonder why the Monarch butterfly is currently proposed for Federal Endangered Species status. Monarch numbers have declined significantly during this new millennium […]

Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Citizen Science Butterfly Count

July 30, 2015 The Rockford Squire 0

On July 12th area citizens gathered to count butterflies on the Rogue River Butterfly Count. The previous nature niche article explained how butterfly surveys might […]

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