Dateline – February 3, 2013 Wildlife rehabilitation is a labor of love for which the rewards are not always tangible. Heroic efforts are often required to bring wild animals back from the brink of death. Coaxing a recovery from injury or illness requires a deep commitment. It’s not enough to care—you have to invest yourself
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Dateline – February 2, 2013 On Google Maps the lands north of Lewisville Lake all the way up to Lake Ray Roberts appears to be one of the most expansive and remote wilderness areas in the metroplex. I have long been intrigued by the possibilities of what might be hidden in these swamps, bogs
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Dateline – January 26, 2013 On a recent trip to Austin, Texas I took the opportunity to investigate some of the reports I had been receiving about White-tailed Deer living within the city limits. It seems that there are a lot of White-tailed Deer making a home in and around Austin proper. The deer originate
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Dateline – January 5, 2013 On Saturday I had the great privilege of joining featured photographer David Mimlitch as he worked on his latest project. I couldn’t have been more thrilled to have been invited along. David’s forte is aerial photography. He captures absolutely stunning images using a camera mounted on a custom built, remote
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Dateline – November 21, 2012 There are many fine points of interest to be seen in Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest. The list is long. There is the Buckeye Trail with its groves of namesake trees and flowers. There is the Trinity River Audubon Center, the heart of the Great Trinity Forest. There is the isolated
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Dateline – November 3, 2012 I recently had the great privilege of joining a small group of urban wilderness explorers on a canoe trip down the Trinity River through the very heart of Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest. What a day it was! The trip was organized by the author of the excellent blog, Dallas Trinity
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Dateline – October 28, 2012 When planning a trip into the woods its good to have a destination in mind. A goal gives your hike structure and helps minimize distractions. It keeps you focused. An objective lets you know when its time to head back. That last reason is an especially important consideration for me.
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Dateline – August 26, 2012 It is no secret that I enjoy working on this web site. Almost every week it seems I come across something new and interesting—often things I have never seen or heard of before. But, every once in a while, my efforts lead me to something really unique—something that I feel
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Dateline – August 13, 2012 Have you ever made a to-do list and included tasks that you had already completed, just so you could mark them off the list? I think everybody has done so at one time or the other. There is just something very satisfying about marking a job done well as finished.
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Dateline – July 22, 2012 Coyotes. They are expanding their range all across the United States. These highly adaptable animals are moving into our cities and suburbs. And now they are documented living in New York City. So, how do you feel about Coyotes? Do you like them? Do you hate them? Do you have
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Dateline – June 23, 2012 Last summer there was a natural disaster on Chamberlain Drive in Carrollton, Texas. It wasn’t your typical natural disaster, however. It wasn’t a hail storm, or a tornado, or an earthquake, or a wildfire. It was a heron rookery. Hundreds of herons and egrets took up residence in the stately
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