Southern Rockies Nature Blog

Traditionally, August in the Northern Hemisphere news business was called the "silly season." Political conventions and hurricanes...

A series of photos of the same stand of trees in the Bitterroot National Forest , taken over 88 years. Sure, it's Montana, but ponderos...

I have been too busy for much blogging, but here is a scout camera pic. I always think that fawns should be losing their spots by now, bu...

Several organizations are trumpeting a rise in American hunter numbers, according to a survey by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service (PDF....

Walking the dogs last night, I noticed yellow leaves from the narrowleaf cottonwood trees lying on the ground beside the road. A few started...

. . . I am glad that I do not live in one of the chic parts of Colorado. Otherwise, instead of trying to out-maneuver mysterious Russians ...

Just some quick notes: • SeEtta Moss documents acorn woodpeckers nesting at Pueblo Mountain Park — a rarity in this part of  the state. ...

Say Uncle links to an informative post about accidental handgun discharges , even by trained shooters—not to mention cops, who may or may n...

An interesting  article (with short video) on how a piece of military gear—in this case, an individual first-aid pack— is designed at the Na...

And Kitty Cam can prove it. Research from the University of Georgia: Results indicate that a minority of roaming ...

Helicopter fills bucket in portable tank. That's a work light on our brush truck to the right. Note the hat on the man watching. Li...

I rather be writing about mushrooms (and would that make me a "liberal" or a "conservative"?), but I will step aside and...

• Off-topic but fascinating. Sewer-diving in Mexico City (with video). Sewer-cleaning the "fatbergs"  in London (with video). M...

CCFA farmers market at Holy Cross Abbey, Cañon City Our usual CSA farmer offered only spring shares this year, for various reasons, s...

And Lenore Skenazy, who writes Free Range Kids , needs your help to identify them.