The Great Backyard Bird Count is a global citizen science project managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world’s leading research center and authority on birds and bird habitat. Birdwatchers around the globe use the smartphone apps E-Bird and Merlin ID to report their observations and sightings over a long weekend each February at the…
Set among the towering, ancient rain forests and rugged coastline of the Pacific Northwest, Olympic National Park perfectly represents both the harsh cultural conflicts surrounding conservation of public lands, and the negotiated compromises required for the ethos and values of the national park system to survive and flourish going forward. It’s one of the most beautiful…
Arches National Park is an open window into our ancient past and symbolizes the prehistoric story of our natural world, but it’s also a disturbing talisman for what the future might bring for our ever more congested, fractious and complicated society. It seems to stand placid and serene in the face of the ravaging forces of…
Originally shot on Ektachrome reversal film with a vintage Bolex movie camera, this film was transferred to high-definition video using the latest telecine techniques for full color fidelity, large frame size and the analogue “film look”. Ektachrome reversal motion picture films for 16mm and 8mm cameras have recently been re-introduced by Kodak and are available worldwide…
Located in southern Colorado, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a fascinating juxtaposition of two contrasting ecosystems; the arid high desert floor of the San Luis Valley and the rolling alpine forest and dramatic snow-capped peaks of the Sangre De Cristo mountains. Situated in between are the ghostly and dynamic sand dunes themselves; rising…
Each spring during their annual migration, fantastic sedges of Sandhill Cranes settle in for a few weeks at the confluence of the South and North forks of the Platte River in central Nebraska, on their way north to their summer nesting grounds. Hundreds of thousands of these large and noisy birds spend their days scavenging in…
This dialogue was recorded on a cross-country tour a few of years ago, on the final day of our journey as we cruised through Yellowstone National Park. We spent most of our two days in the park replacing a tire after a dramatic high-speed blowout on the highway. The park was insanely crowded with traffic and…