I have recently started a new job in the Marine Bureau of NJ Dept of Environmental Protection! (Here is where I add the disclaimer that anything published on my blog is my own personal content, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of NJDEP.) I will still get to interface with Aves insofar […]

Cover photo: a comically bad, blurry capture of one of the coolest spectacles I’ll probably ever see! I went to see the eclipse this year, fulfilling my 2 years out AirBnB reservation and my resolution after seeing the Great American Eclipse! I decided it was worth it to get to the longest totality in the […]

Today was my first day guiding for fall fest this year! I was so glad my friend Emily invited me to co-lead the kayak trip with her.

What a perfect way to celebrate our workshop well received: a hike along Medicine Bow trail in the alpine zone of Rocky Mountain National Park! We didn’t see ptarmigan but we were able to pickup radio signal from our tags on a local flock. They seriously seemed to be keeping ahead of us, just over […]

It is a reflection of how house/yard busy I’ve been the last few years that it has taken me this long to start logging more walks on the beach…! So far, I’ve walked from the beach by the house north of Norbury’s landing to Bay Ave, and all of the beach crossings in between. From […]

This little corner of my yard may not look like much, but maybe that’s kind of the point for now. This year, I’ve finally moved onto this part of home ownership I’m most excited about: creating backyard habitat. Over the last few weeks, I had help from my neighbors (tree trimmers) to transplant some young […]

Cover photo taken and updated 9/8 I’ve added some new native species in the last week, albeit cultivar varietals…

Time to start thinking about fall migration night flight calls. While I hate to be a bummer and like to hang onto a given season as long as possible, the bright spot is now we begin enjoying the vocalizations after the “birdsong season.”

After checking out the Ohiopyle state park visitor’s center, my parents and I walked from where this trail intersects the great Allegheny passage to cucumber falls! Then, we walked along the road inside the guard rail to look at the natural water slides. From there, we walked the foot trail across the bridge along the […]