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Fall colors at Ramsey Canyon Preserve, part of the Nature Conservancy. Taken outside the town of Sierra Vista, located in southern Arizona.
Took my 11 month old son by the Nature Conservancy's Falls Ridge.
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From the Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve 2013 butterfly census. While the fields were full of a variety of wildflowers, most specimens were feeding actively on the native purple coneflowers. Too bad they wouldn't pose nicely on only the prettiest blooms.
Got to hike with good friends, my wonderful mother and my 22-month old son at the beautiful Falls Ridge Preserve in Ellett Valley, Virginia.
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They couldn't make it up the hill, but that gave me an opportunity to get down on one knee and compose the shot!
Took my 11 month old son by the Nature Conservancy's Falls Ridge.
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Kettle Island is the third-largest island in the Ottawa River, after Île aux Allumettes and Grand-Calumet. Its name is said to come from its proximity to the Chaudière Falls, which originally resembled a large kettle.
Almost entirely covered by moist forest, the island is home to a silver maple grove as well as stands of basswood and hackberry, a species likely to be designated threatened or vulnerable in Quebec. There are also several swamp areas, which are preferred habitat for several wildlife and plant species frequently found on the islands of the Ottawa River. These include:
northern watersnake (a species likely to be threatened or vulnerable)
map turtle (a species vulnerable in Quebec and of special concern in Canada)
butternut tree (an endangered species in Canada likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec)
American bladdernut (likely to be designated threatened or vulnerable in Quebec)
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) acquired 98 per cent of the island’s surface area in 2007, following a donation of land through the Canadian Ecological Gifts Program, which recognized the property as ecologically sensitive. The property contains habitat that could make a significant contribution to the conservation of Canada’s biodiversity and natural heritage. The securement of this property will ensure the island’s natural characteristics for the long term, ensuring that no infrastructure, public or private, will be built or developed on the island.
In 2013, the island also obtained the status of nature reserve on private land under the Natural Heritage Conservation Act, which allows the ministre de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques to recognize private properties as nature reserves in Quebec.
To conserve these habitats and the species they sustain, access to Kettle Island Nature Reserve is limited to scientific or habitat management purposes and is subject to several restrictions. As a result, it is prohibited to camp, make campfires, harvest plants, flowers, mushrooms, fruits or dead wood, cut trees, bring leashed or unleashed domestic animals, leave waste or build infrastructure. The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides is also prohibited
Gatineau, Quebec.
Strange lighting seen from the Bear Mountain Lodge in Silver City, NM. It is odd because the view is of the eastern horizon, but it is in the early evening (the camera time was two hours off). It seems that the angles of the sun rays should be wider nearer the ground, since they emanate from a single point (the sun) on the opposite side of the sky. I have no explanation for this. Maybe that's part of what is meant by "The Land of Enchantment."
The trailhead for Madera Canyon Trail is about 7 miles beyond the McDonald Observatory outside of Fort Davis, Texas. The trail is on land owned by the Nature Conservancy (nature.org).
Took my 11 month old son by the Nature Conservancy's Falls Ridge.
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A house visible in the wood south of Ebey's Landing. Somebody has a great view, forever protected thanks to the Nature Conservancy.
Taken at the Robert Y. Pratt Preserve in Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve.
Got to hike with good friends, my wonderful mother and my 22-month old son at the beautiful Falls Ridge Preserve in Ellett Valley, Virginia.
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Ferns have taken up residence on a large boulder in New Hampshire's Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve.
Took my 11 month old son by the Nature Conservancy's Falls Ridge.
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