Blue Jay Barrens

This is a perennial favorite of mine, Camouflaged Looper, the larva stage of the Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth.  There are two caterpillars in ...

Blue Jay Barrens is an excellent example of a xeric environment, meaning that the shallow, well drained soils cause the ground to be excee...

I usually don’t see more than a half dozen Silvery Checkerspot butterflies at Blue Jay Barrens in any one year.  This has been a constant...

In an effort to eliminate invasive Teasel from my fields, I have taken time each summer during the past several years to remove the ripe ...

The July 6 flood certainly had an impact on the creek.  Some sections lost all lose material right down to the bedrock. Other secti...

Last month I was describing the drought conditions currently being experienced at Blue Jay Barrens. I believe it’s safe to say that that ...

During early afternoon on the day before the Toad Pool went dry, I spent a couple of hours photographing visitors to the rapidly shrinkin...