High-Tech Roadkill Prevention in SW Colorado
Using "perimeter security" technology to warn drivers of deer and elk near the road. I am guessing that this is US 160 near Bayfie...
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Condition Yellow
Some thunderstorms rolled through yesterday, although we got only the splatter from the — and a very welcome cool-down from the past two wee...
6 Must-See Birds of the Smoky Mountains
The following is a guest blog by Ernie Allison: As a lifelong bird watcher, there are many places I would recommend to a novice who wants to...
Harbinger of Summer in the Smokies: Mountain Laurel
The Great Smoky Mountains Association recently published this short video highlighting the beautiful blooms of mountain laurel. There are m...
Paddling Under A Supermoon
"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'if this isn't nice, I don...
Paddling Under A Supermoon
"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'if this isn't nice, I don...
A Step Closer to Completing the “Missing Link”
Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrated the completion of Bridge 2 on the Foothills Parkway near Wears Valley, TN with a ribbon cutti...
Tharz gold in them hills!
Jim Belshaw, blogger and New England self government advocate has several interesting blogs. I thought I'd take the opportunity to share...
Mama Bobcat
We discovered a mama bobcat and her two kittens....the place will remain secret for now, until the babies grow up and move on.
Mama Bobcat
We discovered a mama bobcat and her two kittens....the place will remain secret for now, until the babies grow up and move on.
Smoky Mountain Rangers Deal With Multiple Serious Incidents
NPS Digest is reporting this morning that rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park had to respond to a string of serious incidents o...
As China Goes, So Goes Recycling
A video and two links — all from the Pacific Northwest — about realities in the recycling business: " Sorting through Piles of So-Call...
Upcoming: "The Good Hunt"
A teaser for The Good Hunt , a non-typical hunting documentary with nature writer , hunting writer , and bowhunter David Petersen, who live...
Two Heads Are Better Than One
OK, maybe those don't look like heads to you, but to an archaeologist, they look like profiles of hominid skulls (I just cannot haul...
Man Injured by Falling Tree on Low Gap Trail Airlifted
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers were involved in the rescue of a 53-year-old male who had been struck by a falling tree during t...
July Classic Hikes of the Smokies: Newfound Gap-Kephart Prong Excursion
On the third Tuesday of each month this year, Friends of the Smokies will be offering guided hikes as part of their Classic Hikes of the S...
The Devil Made Us Do It: A Fire Run
Fire apparatus heading back to the station. Because M. and I were back from the laundromat and it was time to do yard and garden work, I w...
The Fancy Dog Who Never Walked the Walk
A wonderful little tempest in a dog dish: It was claimed that the winner of Britain's major dog show completed a 140-mile walk in order ...
Blog Stew, a Little Burnt
Items that might deserve longer individual posts but will not get them. . . • Speculation about the closure of the Royal Gorge Bridge and ...
Fawns by the Five-Pack
Fisher's Travel Crate is Appropriated by Fawns Yesterday I posted the picture of a firefighter with a mule deer fawn during the Black...
Your Guide to the “Smokies” Challenge
The following is a guest blog by FNO Founder Chris DeVore: Update: After speaking with park officials I have learned that this program has b...
Urban Trees and Public Health
In a NPR interview transcript, a researcher who tries to quantify exactly how the loss of trees (particularly urban trees) affects public he...
Fleurs malgaches, album n°2 Hibiscus (Madagascar)
Second volet de l'Album des fleurs photographiées à Madagascar, consacré aujourd'hui exclusivement aux Hibiscus. Amis (es) fidèles d...
Road Striping Operations on Newfound Gap Road
A contractor for Great Smoky Mountains National Park will perform striping operations in NC beginning Wednesday, June 12th, through Tuesday,...
Sweetie, did you lock the truck? The bear is coming.
Camping last weekend, I religiously put the cooler and food box inside the Jeep at night. But I did not lock it. If I lived near Maple Rid...
Smokies To Host Event Showcasing Traditional Women’s Work
On Saturday, June 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will come to life as nat...
What the Neighbors Were Doing 168 Years Ago
Alexander Barclay, trader, writes to his brother George in St. Louis, June 11, 1845 from a location just down the creek from us: Our wants a...
Participation in Outdoor Recreation Activities Reaches Highest Level in Six Years
Participation in outdoor recreation reached a six-year high in 2012 with nearly 50% of Americans ages six and older taking part in at least ...
How wonderfully marbleous!
There are some rock types that are very common around the country and around the world that just don’t seem to rate much of a mention in the...
Guided Hike to a Big South Fork Rock Shelter on Saturday, June 22
A ranger guided hike to a rock shelter along the Oscar Blevins Trail will take place on Saturday, June 22nd, near the Bandy Creek Visitor Ce...
When Your Secrecy is Gone, Shout!
Find the dangerous one. In the past few weeks, we've learned that the US government is snooping more than they had wanted us to know....
Evening Black Bear Program at Bandy Creek Campground Next Saturday
There will be a program on "How to Keep Yourself Safe and the Bears Out of Trouble" at the Big South Fork National River and Recre...
Win more than $2,500 in gear in the #SuuntoAmbitions Contest
Suunto USA is announcing its #SuuntoAmbitions contest to encourage adventurers of all levels to inspire each other through various outdoor a...
6th Annual Herding of the Goats on Roan Mountain
As has been the case over the last several years, goats will once again be used as an experimental management tool to help restore the grass...
Junonia rhadama (Madagascar)
Retour au catalogue malgache avec Junonia rhadama, un Papillon bleu que j'ai eu beaucoup de mal à mettre correctement en boîte. Les clic...
High Plains Aquifers, Crop Changes, and the 'Secret Government'
I posted recently about the galloping depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer ( "We're on the last kick," he said. "The bulk wa...
