I have been woefully neglectful of this blog over the past couple of months. Sorry. First the trip to South America, then led an aurora tour up to the Brooks Range and now a surprisingly crazy April with lots of…
Wilderness for the Wilderness?- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Yesterday President Obama proposed full wilderness designation for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This the highest level of protection that can be bestowed on public lands in the United States, and there are few places as…
The Cost of Plastic
A couple of days ago we conducted a landing at Isla Guanape off the coast of northern Peru. The island, a national reserve, is home to thousands of nesting Peruvian and Blue-footed Boobies, Peruvian Pelicans, and a handful of other…