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This was a project we created designed for the Nature Conservancy of Canada to help them stand out from other organizations. The piece incorporated a presentation folder and a brochure with unique die-cut.
Pitch pines and other barrens vegetation south of Grass Lake, Monroe County.
The Nature Conservancy, the Bethlehem Authority, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have preserved much of this landscape. Ecosystem restoration (including the use of prescribed burns) is ongoing.
One of the few spots where sand accumulates in any amount below the rock ledges.
Blowing Rocks is a Nature Conservancy Preserve and is just North of Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island on the Atlantic Coast.
Sunrise over Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. The preserve is located on the Florida panhandle (near Bristol) and is owned by the Nature Conservancy.
'Design for a Living World' exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, developed by the Nature Conservancy, on view May 14, 2009 – January 4, 2010.
Exhibition Catalog edited by Ellen Lupton and Abbott Miller.
Deep undercuts are formed below the ledges...It's amazing how the rocks are formed into such complex and unique shapes.
Blowing Rocks is a Nature Conservancy Preserve and is just North of Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island on the Atlantic Coast.
Water surges up onto the beach below this 'crook' in the limestone at Blowing Rocks Nature Preserve. These Anastasia Limestone formations have been sculpted by wind and water over the years, creating interesting outcrops, ledges and other features. Looks like a giant beast is about to chomp down to me... or the perfect name for some trendy new upscale condominiums.
NW Millarville Alberta Canada
Bobolinks are assessed as threatened in Canada by the Committee of the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and listed under the Species at Risk Act. Bobolink populations are declining because of the loss of prairies and other grasslands habitats.
www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/fe....
It is one of the world’s most impressive songbird migrants, traveling some 12,500 miles (20,000 kilometers) to and from southern South America every year. Throughout its lifetime, it may travel the equivalent of 4 or 5 times around the circumference of the earth.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bobolink/overview#
It is only after hearing the burbling song punctuated with sharp metallic notes that this bobolink was located in a nearby uncultivated field North West of Millarville, Alberta.
A water level view across the flat where the pools form.
Blowing Rocks is a Nature Conservancy Preserve and is just North of Coral Cove Park on Jupiter Island on the Atlantic Coast.
I loved the Ramsey Canyon. The Nature Conservancy had done an exemplary job of preserving this precious resource.
The Nature Conservancy has several of these benches along Ramsey Creek. Looks like an effective way to help them fundraise for their conservation efforts.
www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-p...
Southeastern Arizona is an ecological crossroads, where the Sierra Madre of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains and the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts all come together. The abrupt rise of mountains like the Huachucas from the surrounding arid grasslands creates “sky islands” that harbor tremendous habitat diversity and form stepping stones to the tropics. This combination of factors gives Ramsey Canyon Preserve its notable variety of plant and animal life, including such southwestern specialties as Apache and Chihuahua pines, ridge-nosed rattlesnake, lesser long-nosed bat, elegant trogon and Rivoli’s and Anna’s hummingbirds.
A spring-fed stream, northeast orientation and high canyon walls provide Ramsey Canyon with a moist, cool environment unusual in the desert Southwest. Water-loving plants such as sycamores, maples and columbines line the banks of Ramsey Creek, often growing within a few feet of cacti, yucca and agaves. Communities ranging from semi-desert grassland to pine-fir forest are found within the vicinity of Ramsey Canyon Preserve.
The preserve serves as a southeastern Arizona program office—a base for TNC’s work with regional partners on large-scale projects such as fire management, stream restoration and protection of rare species. Together, The Nature Conservancy and these partners achieve much greater success than any one entity working independently. Multiple partners also ensure a broader perspective and more enduring conservation solutions.
www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/ramsey-canyon-preserve/...
Haiku thoughts:
In Ramsey Canyon,
Whispers of birds greet the dawn,
Nature's still embrace.
Southern Arizona Adventure 2024
HBM! Happy Bench Monday
The spring and summer fronds of cinnamon fern turn a rusty orange in the fall. This adds a real nice contrast to the otherwise browns of the savanna.
Ormond Beach Wetlands
Oxnard, California
Another visit from this gorgeous Ladyhawk.
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
During the Rumbling Falls Cave Biological Reconnaissance trips (2001) I had just had knee surgery so was not allowed to go caving yet, but assisted the team by baiting these pitfall traps.
A wet pitfall trap contains a solution that traps, kills and preserves animals. The pitfall trap is a relative method of estimating animal numbers and cave species so it cannot be used to estimate absolute cave population sizes or overall species richness of a cave area. It just produces an "index" by which several areas can be compared.
Since that time I have learned that the use of wet pitfall traps used to trap invertebrates are currently unacceptable for vertebrates. I understand the solutions such as formalin that are used in wet pitfall traps are because they preserve the specimen -- not because they are humane. And the traps that are used for cave invertebrates can pose a significant risk to cave vertebrates, such as salamanders, lizards, frogs and even small mammals.
Instead of heading west to the Rockies, we decided to check out Horseshoe Canyon Conservancy area for a little hike. Descending into the canyon, we did a tiny bit of elevation, and the landforms were wonderful. Recommended for an interesting short walk.
Looking north across the top from the southern end of the formation.
Blowing Rocks is a Nature Conservancy Preserve located on Jupiter Island on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. It is made of Anastasia Limestone formations.
Eastern yellow fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii) at the West Branch Forest Preserve, a Nature Conservancy preserve in Clinton County.
Picnickers went swimming and participated in kayak relay races at the Pohnpei Picnic for the Planet at Nihco Marine Park.
© Serleen Aldis/TNC
Another wave crashes into the shoreline. You can see bits of shells and fossils embedded in the rock in the foreground.
Blowing Rocks Nature Preserve,
Jupiter Island, Martin County, Florida
The Nature Conservancy
Picnickers went swimming and participated in kayak relay races at the Pohnpei Picnic for the Planet at Nihco Marine Park.
© Serleen Aldis/TNC
Florence Shelly Preserve in Susquehanna County, Pa., on Aug. 2, 2016. The 357-acre preserve is owned by the Nature Conservancy and features forest, fields, a stream, and glacial pond surrounded by a floating bog. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Wildflowers are still in abundance along the Tom McCall trail in mid June. Shot in the middle of the day about 11 am, making fields of small blue and purple flowers pop on the screen like they do when viewed while hiking is challenging. This image benefited from Lightroom's split toning as well as the shadows and highlight sliders.
Had a GREAT time this weekend doing some shooting around Big Sur Big Sur with Jean Day and Ellie Stone . I met up with them at the elephant seal rookery just north of San Simeon, and we spent a few hours watching and photographing the action on the beach. If you're ever in that part of the state, with or without camera, you should stop and watch for awhile. Although the beach is most heavily populated from November through February, you'll find elephant seals there year-round, whether it's yowling yearlings or juvenile males sparring in preparation for more serious action at a later date.
The bulls this past weekend were pretty mellow, but these two did mix it up in the surf for a little while. Although these fights can get pretty bloody--and sometimes even be fatal--this was mostly posturing, with one bull backing off after a brief tussle. If you view this large, you can see the scars of battles past on the back of the bull on the left.
Picnickers went swimming and participated in kayak relay races at the Pohnpei Picnic for the Planet at Nihco Marine Park.
© Serleen Aldis/TNC
Senator Carper discussed the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2011, legislation he plans to introduce in June, at a press conference on the Riverwalk in Wilmington, Delaware on June 3, 2011. Joining him at the press conference was Jennifer Adkins, executive director of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, which hosted the event, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, Roger Jones of the Nature Conservancy and Gerald Kauffman of the University of Delaware (not pictured).