Since 1970, April 22, a date generally between spring break and final exams in schools, has been designated as Earth Day. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and prompted in part by an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the date is set aside for raising awareness of environmental issues […]
The higher elevations around Lassen County got a dusting of snow on the night of April 12-13. I’m trying to figure out a good place for my first deployment of my recently built DSLR camera trap to get some coyote photos, so I figured the fresh snow would help me identify some of their paths
About a week ago I headed out to check a trail cam I have deployed in the vicinity of McCoy Flat Reservoir in western Lassen County. My hope is to deploy a newly built DSLR Camera Trap to photograph coyotes in the area (more on the camera trap soon). Ultimately, there were no new coyote
April 10th is National Farm Animals Day — a day set aside to spotlight humane treatment of farm animals and help find homes for ones that have been abandoned or ended up in rough shape. It’s worth remembering that most of the animals we associate with farms/ranches didn’t get there by accident. Centuries of domestication
First proclaimed by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 National Wildlife Week promotes the preservation and protection of wildlife across our land. Over the years the event has been chaired by such famous people as Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, and Shirley Temple and introduced the iconic cartoon character Ranger Rick in the 1950’s. Each year, the
Since 2020, April 3rd marks World Aquatic Animal Day, courtesy of the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative and Animal Law Clinic at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. The initiative focuses on law and policy and general awareness for the protection and preservation of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic birds and more. I think this
The Smoke Creek Desert, stretching from US 395 in Lassen County, California, into northwestern Nevada, can be a barren wasteland at times. But in the right conditions, it transforms into a breathtaking landscape. In spring, when a touch of greenery softens the arid terrain, the golden hour light bathes the land in warmth. Above, dramatic
This is an image of a tufa formation at South Tufa on Mono Lake on a winter day. For those unaware, these towers are formed when subterranean fresh water springs enter highly alkaline salt water lakes (AKA soda lakes). This causes a reaction with calcium and carbonate salts that forms insoluble calcium carbonate (limestone). This
Happy National Ag Day tomorrow! National Ag Day traces its roots to 1973, when the Agriculture Council of America — a nonprofit coalition of leaders across the agriculture, food, and fiber industries — launched the observance with a simple mission: close the gap between the people who grow America’s food and the people who eat
This is one of several images I have from a very chilly and moody morning at Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California. The annual “”Junuary” cold front we always seem to get after Memorial Day was on its way out, but the clouds were still battling with the sun for dominance. The warming lake surface