birding
Strange Wetlands: Color Me Wetland (part 1): Illustrators Then & Now
Friday, August 6th, 2010Color Me Wetland (part 1): Illustrators Then & Now
Mystery solved: this week on NPR, Robert Peck, curator at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences unveiled a long-sought first print of John James Audubon – a sketch of a running grouse on a $3 bank note from 1824. Peck explained it was a breakthrough for Audubon to […]
The Compleat Wetlander: What about those Wetlands?—A Teachable Moment
Monday, June 21st, 2010What about those Wetlands?—A Teachable Moment
“And there be now many men of great wisdom,
learning and experience, which love and practice this art,
that know I speak the truth.”
–The Compleat Angler
In school some kids have parents with cool jobs and some don’t. Working in wetlands doesn’t necessarily make the grade.
It’s understandable. It’s hard to explain wetland work […]
The Compleat Wetlander: Spring Migration for People and Birds
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Spring Migration for People and Birds
Spring migration is underway throughout the United States. At the ASWM offices in Windham, Maine we are conducting our own migration although a very modest one. Over the weekend we moved our offices across the street. An event which was no doubt watched with great interest by the local bird […]