Scott | November 19, 2010

TweetI may hate the heat, but my mistress is the desert. And I so do love my mistress.  But I beg you to refrain from telling my wife.  I just have to say it again, I love the desert! I thought I could keep her tucked away in places that I frequent like Tucson, but [...]

Category: Biodiversity, birds, conservation, Deserts, Owls, Wilderness | 2 Comments »
Tags: Antelope Valley, deserts, Joshua Trees, Mohave Desert

Scott | November 15, 2010

TweetI had a rough week. The weekend turned out pretty good, but damned if the five days separating Sunday and Saturday didn’t rock the boat of life a bit last week.  In the most grandest of schemes it is a minor bump, but I really am expending energy on other things;  so much so that [...]

Category: Commentary, conservation | 2 Comments »
Tags: conservation, John Muir, Shelton Johnson

Scott | November 5, 2010

TweetThe ins and outs of burrowing owl conservation can be daunting to say the least.  And with events that continue to unfold such as those described in my last post, Misplaced Warnings Hinder Burrowing Owl Conservation (and many others actually), it becomes quite obvious that there has been no significant action in California for a [...]

Category: birds, Commentary, conservation, Owls, Wildlife management | 1 Comment »
Tags: 1995 staff report, athene cunicularia, burrowing owl conservation, burrowing owls

Scott | November 3, 2010

TweetI could see their skeletons rising above the concrete sound wall and I just knew a lighthearted Saturday afternoon had now been irreparably damaged.  I didn’t want to look, but felt a responsibility for the sole burrowing owl that had been managing to hang on to its shrinking suburban habitat.  One of seven remained up [...]

Category: birds, conservation, Human Threats, Owls, Raptors | 6 Comments »
Tags: burrowing owl, burrowing owl conservation