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120 years of conservation history lives with the annual Christmas Bird Count
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Last year 79,425 volunteer observers in the field watched for birds at feeders and other locations to tally 48 million birds observed. – Photo courtesy Alice Popkorn. For the 120th year, the National Audubon Society is organizing its annual Christmas Bird Count. It is one of the longest running wildlife censuses in the world.... READ MORE
Deciduous conifers late fall beauty—tamaracks and cypress
By Buckmasters Online
When fall arrives and youngsters collect crisp, colorful fall leaves for their classrooms, leaves of a deciduous conifer are rarely displayed. That may be because the fall color that the needle-leaved trees produce arrives later in fall, after most deciduous trees have dropped their leaves. All deciduous trees—oaks and maples, for example&md... READ MORE
Take someone hunting or fishing Sept. 28: It’s National Hunting & Fishing Day
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Sharing knowledge and skills, adult hunters can mentor youth or adults through natural resources agency-sponsored mentoring programs. Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Natural Resources. National Hunting and Fishing Day, celebrated the fourth Saturday of every September, remains one of the most effective grassroots efforts ever undertake... READ MORE
Beware this King Kong of monster plants
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: UV-light exposure on skin touched by giant hogweed sap creates extremely painful blisters. It’s King Kong of monster plants, and it might be growing in the woods near you. From a distance, it looks pretty—like a spectacular, gigantic relative of Queen Anne’s Lace. But giant hogweed is one of the most toxic plants you could ... READ MORE
Over half a million arrows fly at 2019 Eastern NASP Nationals
By Brittany Jones/National Archery in the Schools
Photo: A record-setting 14,946 student archers competed during the 2019 National Archery in the Schools Program National Tournament May 9-11 in Louisville. – Photo courtesy Genesis Archery. Louisville, Kentucky was flooded with planes, trains, buses and automobiles May 9-11, as more than 45,000 student archers, coaches, family and friends gat... READ MORE
You, too, can NestWatch
By Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Around the world, birds are busily building nests and raising families—even near homes, offices or in local parks. Anyone who finds a bird's nest can help the scientists who study birds by reporting their observations to the NestWatch project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The nationwide monitoring program tracks status and trends in th... READ MORE