Animal Tracking Workshop in Central Massachusetts, Feb. 17th, 2013

I am offering a tracking workshop from 1 – 3 PM on Sunday February 17th, at the Wachusett Reservoir, in Sterling, MA.  This workshop is open to people of all tracking abilities, beginners included.  We will be both on and off trails and exercise level will be moderate. I recommend bringing snowshoes if snow is deep – [...]

Windows on Wildlife: A Sit Spot for Nature Observation

Welcome to the 26th edition of Windows on Wildlife!  If you have a recent post about wildlife you would like to share (it can be anything: birds, insects, mammals…) scroll down to the end of the post and add your site. I will compile and post all additions the following week. Please don’t forget to link back here (I’d love it if you’d add [...]

Massachusetts Environmental Education Society’s 2013 Conference

This year’s Massachusetts Environmental Education Society‘s (MEES) conference will be held on March 6th at College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA. The topic for the conference is Strengthening Communities: Branching Out, Reaching In. From the MEES website: “Learn from many sessions relating to reaching new audiences, collaborating more effectively, responding to feedback on your programs, [...]

Wolf Presentation at Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge in Taunton, MA

photo: Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge I will be presenting tomorrow, October 20th on the past, present and future of wolves in New England, as a guest speaker for the Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Refuge in Taunton, MA. Some of the subjects covered will be understanding the difference between gray wolves, eastern wolves, coyotes and [...]

Family Tracking and Signs of Nature Programs

photo: rerod This Saturday September 16, I will be leading a series of 1/2 hour programs for families on tracking and nature study, at Blackstone River State Park, in Uxbridge, MA. The programs will run from 12:30 – 2 PM, and are appropriate for families with children of all ages. For more information, feel free [...]

Action Items for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Living

photo: Aken kuvia I had this dream last week – very detailed – about working on my website. I’ve been admittedly absent from it lately, save for the (occasionally late) Windows on Wildlife posts over the past few weeks.  Our household is in transition as we move from a summer schedule to a fall schedule. [...]