This is the first in a new series called "Split Rock Wildlife Sightings" which will feature periodic updates of wildcam photos taken in the Split Rock Wildway. If you do not know much about this wildway and are curious please review this series. This recent batch of photos … [Read more...] about Split Rock Wildlife Sightings: Bear, Bobcat, Coyote
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Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden
The photos above were taken of an unusual rock formation that I found among the weeds this summer. We had hired some landscapers to remove a lot of overgrown shrubs in the garden inside our oval driveway. A few months after the shrubs were gone, the weeds took over and I had just … [Read more...] about Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden
A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part Two
[Read this first: "A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One."] My wandering the West Champlain Hills and Wester Foothills (as I like to call the low mountains west of the West Champlain Hills but east of the High Peaks) produced plenty of prey evidence, and many other … [Read more...] about A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part Two
A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One
Plotting their Heart of a Lion tour, the author of this outstanding book, Will Stolzenburg, and one of its main human characters, Chris Spatz, finally landed on a name for the famous Mountain Lion — Walker. As Will and Chris headed to southern New York and Connecticut for talks … [Read more...] about A Cat Walk through the Adirondacks – Part One
Connecting People to Nature
While Champlain Area Trails (CATS) mission is to "make trails and save land," another part of the mission is to "connect people to nature," which happens through CATS Outdoor Education Programs. Thanks to the Outreach Committee’s hard work, there is a great schedule of fun, … [Read more...] about Connecting People to Nature