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Monday, February 25, 2008

Is your kitty a conservation threat?

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How often have you seen a cat stalking your bird feeder? If your yard is anything like mine, it's probably a fairly frequent sight. Wit...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Fish Dinners

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Last night, I enjoyed a dinner of halibut in a white wine/tomato sauce--a belated Valentine's Day dinner. As I think about it, some of ...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Cardinals, Idaho and Winter

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This coming weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count , where people can count birds in their backyards (or other favorite areas) , creating...
Monday, February 04, 2008

The Sport of Emperors in Eastern Idaho

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In addition to pursuing one of the world's oldest sports, falconers have been responsible for some of the greatest wildlife conservatio...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Silver Creek Internships offer exploration in conservation

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Silver Creek Crawford and Blumenstein internships available for 2008. Silver Creek offers two internships during the summer months. Both of ...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Winter Range

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In the past 24 hours, 18 inches of snow has fallen in the Wood River Valley. The power is out at Silver Creek Preserve due to blasting wind...

Knowledge, Assumption and Conservation

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Is a whale a fish? Every school child knows the answer to this one. It’s common knowledge, right? A whale is not a fish; it’s a mammal. How...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Snow Stories

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When a friend recently moved to Caldwell, west of Boise, his friendly new neighbors told him how they used to cross-country ski from their n...
Monday, January 14, 2008

Big Trout

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Big trout have been in the news a lot lately. Near the end of 2007, 16-year-old Jake Cecil landed an estimated 23-pound rainbow trout in th...
Monday, January 07, 2008

Eagle Nation

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Eagles everywhere : Iowa may be known for its cornfields, but during my holiday travels to my in-laws' farm in the northeast corner of...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

Events at Silver Creek thru the Winter!!!

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Silver Creek is wonderful in the winter!! Birding on Snowshoes- hosted by the ERC (please call...
Saturday, December 22, 2007

Silver Creek Visitation in 2007

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Visitor on a nature walk. Looking at insects!! We had a very busy year at Silver Creek Preser...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

End of Year Reflections, and a Holiday Wish

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At the end of the classic holiday movie It's A Wonderful Life , George Bailey is proclaimed "the richest man in town." There ...
Monday, December 17, 2007

Rudolph Versus Bambi

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Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed Reindeer versus Bambi: It sounds like a bad episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, a warped holiday special pitting the worl...
Monday, December 10, 2007

The Untamed Shrew

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Idaho is known for its predatory animals. The state still has all of its original large predators, including wolves, grizzly and black bear...
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Monday, December 03, 2007

Volunteer for Sagebrush Country

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This past Saturday, Governor Butch Otter ( pictured above ) and more than 100 volunteers donned warm clothes, braved chilly temperatures, pi...
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Monday, November 26, 2007

Red Fox

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My friend and fellow outdoor enthusiast Phares Book sent me this great photo of a red fox he took along the Boise River. Red fox are not an...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Gobble Gobble

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Turkeys an endangered species? Such a notion, as millions of us sit down to enjoy our Thanksgiving dinner, seems preposterous. But for the...
Monday, November 19, 2007

Remembering Hal Malde

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The cheerful voice on the other end of the phone asked me to meet him at his vehicle in the parking lot in an hour. "How will I know w...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Silver Creek Silos

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The Silos from Stocker Creek Road The first time I came down to Silver Creek, I was with a frien...