Published November 3, 2015 Wild and Woolly Winter In 1948 Dr. Curran, then curator of insects at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History, began a tradition of traveling […]
Published September 4, 2015 Staten Island Landing at Newark airport, approaching from the south, I flew right over the southern part of Staten Island. This is both the […]
Published October 28, 2016 Rushmore Anniversary Mount Rushmore is an iconic national monument, completed 75 years ago this month. Originally conceived in 1923 as a tourist attraction, the […]
Published June 3, 2015 Salamander smile This red eft is the juvenile phase of the eastern newt. Their bright coloration warns predators of toxins in their skin. They […]