wildlife

River Otter

Speak up for River Otters in Louisiana’s Mardi Gras Pass

Last year during Mardi Gras, the Mississippi River did something perfectly ordinary and yet utterly extraordinary: it carved a small outlet in its eastern bank and found a shorter route … Read more

Red-shouldered hawk

Photo of the Day: Red-shouldered Hawk on a Misty Day

Photo by Cindy Bryant See more of Cindy Bryant’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Wish They All Could Be California Squirrels…

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! California is home to ten species of these cute and mischievous critters, including the state’s namesake animal: the California Ground Squirrel. In celebration of Squirrel Appreciation … Read more

Brown pelican

Photo of the Day: Brown Pelican Reflection

Photo by Ashala Tylor See more of Ashala Tylor’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

House finch

Photo of the Day: House Finch on a Frosty Perch

Photo by Flickr member LAP75 See more of LAP75’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Line 6B Enbridge Energy

Standing Up in the Face of Disaster

Over two years ago, the communities I grew up in experienced the largest and costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history. On July 25th, 2010, a pipeline owned by Canadian … Read more

squirrel appreciaton day, gray squirrel, robot

National Squirrel Appreciation Day: Robo-rodents, Plus a Squirrel-Food Recipe

Although January 21st has been recognized as National Squirrel Appreciation Day since 2001, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technologyhave carried squirrel appreciation way beyond a puny period of 24 … Read more

Yellow-crowned night heron

Photo of the Day: Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Photo by Tom Blandford See more of Tom Blandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

New Keystone XL Pipeline Route to Steamroll Bald Eagles?

Will America’s national icon be yet another casualty of the tar sands megapipeline? Read more

Great egret

Photo of the Day: Great Egret

Photo by Carolyn Pepper See more of Carolyn Pepper’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more