One very fascinating plant species, Darlingtonia californica, or Cobra Lily. Grows in boggy habitats in the western US. This includes southern Oregon and northern California. The Cobra Lily is carnivorous. It lures its prey with a foul smelling stench, traps it. Then digests insect prey for food. Cobra Lily Although the distribution of the Cobra Lily aka Darlingtonia, is […]
Teen Camp Conservation Project
Teen camp restoration project during the month of July. This project is on a remote property in the Eddy mountains of northern California. Each summer our young campers discover the importance of restoration and the techniques used. We developed this program over the years to repair the damage done by illegal off-road drivers. Teen Camp […]
Support Intelligent Wolf Conservation!
Thank you to North American “Gray Wolf Recovery” project for the above picture. Here is the link. “Defenders of Wildlife–not always on the mark on wildlife issues–are spot on with this complaint: According to Idaho’s misleadingly named Sportsmen for Wildlife, who recently held three “predator derbies,” competitions where contestants vied to see who can kill the […]
Predators Fang
Roosevelt Elk in Oregon clear-cut Predators fang. In general, hunters take animals in the prime of life, while predators disproportionately take out the older, younger, or less fit individuals. As poet Robinson Jeffers has noted, it is the fang that has created the fleet foot of the antelope.” By George Wurthner Predators Fang “Beyond the […]
Life Song
There is a tribe in East Africa in which the art of true intimacy is fostered even before birth. In this tribe, the birth date of a child is not counted from the day of its physical birth. Or even the day of conception as in other village cultures. Life Song For this tribe, the […]