Stories of the Saranac

Stories of the Saranac

by | Oct 21, 2015 | Announcements |

This Friday I am working with a great group of educators on a program called Stories of the Saranac River.  The day is sponsored by the Lake Champlain Basin Program.  I am focusing on how the river looks from the perspective of the wildlife.  Good place for a home or just passing through? What makes rivers good corridors?  Or bad ones?...
A busy summer!

A busy summer!

by | Sep 12, 2015 | Announcements |

Summer 2015 I spent designing and leading adventure camps for the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Burlington and Vergennes, but most of all on the water.  Groups from age 4-15 snorkeled, bicycled and paddled all summer, discovering wetland wildflowers, fish nests, bird flight patterns and huge native mussels. The kids become part of the world of wild...
Nordic skates!

Nordic skates!

by | Jan 19, 2015 | Announcements |

A friend has turned me on to great Nordic skates that I can use with my three-pin boots.  This means the end of cold hands wrestling stiff skates.  Ice is shaping up nicely in the area for wild skating.  Read my column about a practice run on Mirror...
Buddhists or botanists?

Buddhists or botanists?

by | Nov 15, 2014 | Announcements |

In early November a group of botanists took to the woods, surveying Kinglet Hill in Essex for uncommon plants.  The orange color reminded me of Buddists sitting in a circle. We found some nice spleenwort among other treasures.  ...
Sucker Brook to Pharaoah Lake

Sucker Brook to Pharaoah Lake

by | Oct 15, 2014 | Announcements |

I’ve been in the field a number of times scouting new destinations.  This trip in early October to Sucker Brook and Desolate Brook on the south end of Pharoah Lake was especially nice. There was bear sign throughout the early section of the trail.  White oak branches littered the trail, accompanied by ample bear scats of all different descriptions.  The bears had chewed the beefy acorns and spit out the hulls like pistachio shells.  ...