Summer set in with a vengeance in the Intermountain West through much of June, after some cooling weather and rain at the end of May. Very dry and windy conditions […]
Fieldnotes from the Edge of the Wild: May 25, 2012
Wow! We finally got a break last week from the hot, dry spring weather with two days of rain, and today we have temps in the thirties and snow. What […]
Fieldnotes from the Edge of the Wild: April 26, 2012
In my last blog post, I discussed trophic cascades and humility in the face of the complexity of nature. We’re in the midst of our field season conducting research on […]
Fieldnotes from the Edge of the Wild: March 2, 2012
02 March, 2012: I’ve often said that ecology is not rocket science…it’s far more complex. Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and […]
Welcome to ‘Fieldnotes from the Edge of the Wild’
Living and working in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) is a wonderful privilege, complete with many spectacular rewards and more than a few challenges. We are in the last frontier […]
Golden Eagle Journal, July 22, 2011
22 July: At least one of our nests has a young eagle yet to fledge! This bird is at least 62 days old and reluctant to leave the safety of […]
