Let’s Go Green(er)
People often say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. But not everyone is necessarily green, at least not in the environmental sense. How
The Great Outdoors
Mink Encounters
In early spring a few years back, my friend Christine and I embarked on the Elephant Swamp Nature Trail beginning in Elmer. We were scouting
A Book Launch
Sometime between December of 1989 and March of ’90, CU Maurice River assembled a work crew to erect an osprey platform near the Mauricetown Causeway
Divers and Dabblers
Every season along the Delaware Bayshore rewards those who take the time to appreciate what natural wonders each season has to offer. This is especially
Duck, Duck, Hawk
Jim, I’ve got two eagles upriver, chasing each other, over the big pine.” “Got ’em, Clay. No wait, there’s an immature eagle joining the two
Staying Warm, Head to Toe
As a child, I played in the snow until my feet felt like they were going to turn to popsicles. My mother dressed me with
Year of the Tiger
The Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is celebrated in a number of East Asian countries. Compared to the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese version
Winter Blush
If you feed birds and provide suet you are probably familiar with this feathered resident. Whenever I talk about red-headed woodpeckers and their endangered status,
Menantico Troll
Berwyn Kirby was one of a kind, and I love to reminisce about the burly fellow who founded CU Maurice River. I remember our first
Schooling at Sea…
In 1987 I first became aware of fish and some aspects of their biological navigation skills. William Sargent had just written The Year of the
