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Wildlife Travels
The movement of wildlife is crucial to their survival. Salmon travel from the ocean to the river to spawn, field mice scurry along hedgerows to avoid predation, and caribou traverse thousands of miles to search for wintering grounds. ...
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Wildlife Origins of COVID-19
If animals become too crowded, they can more easily spread viral and bacterial diseases. This can become exasperated when humans artificially crowd animals, particularly bringing a large variety of ...
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Hiking at McKenzie Conservation Area
Because of the extension of the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, I’ve been trying very hard to limit how far I venture from home for recreation. I’ve been spending ...
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10 Coronavirus-Friendly Kids Activities
Avoiding crowds but not the fun -- ideas for outdoor family recreation and adventure in the age of COVID-19.
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Trail Etiquette
Some of us have been struggling more than others with social distancing in the outdoors. Like that group walking side-by-side down the middle of the Centennial Trail that seem insulted by the ...
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Spring Hiking to Odessa Craters
Enjoy the spring beauty of Odessa Craters, with its gorgeous spring wildflowers and unique geology, but come with tick-repellant.
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Tips for Documenting Nature
Many people have a Life List of all the birds they have seen. Others keep field journals denoting all the wildlife and plant species they ...
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Documenting the American White Pelican
The Spokane region is near a major flyway for many waterfowl species flying from their winter grounds to summer breeding areas. One of the best ...
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Walking a Half Marathon
I walk as part of my work commute and to do errands, but in the past eight years or so, walking and urban hiking have ...
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