

Magical Hummers
This one is just for fun and to nourish your love of nature. The linked video from Cornell Bird Laboratory shows the stunning diversity...

Bruce Smith
Jun 2, 20241 min read


How High's the Water, Papa?
In my blog posts, I rarely link news articles, rather than the original source of the topics. This post is an exception. The linked...

Bruce Smith
May 25, 20241 min read


Birds for Your Brains
A study published in Environmental Psychology found that people who have nature-based experiences report better wellbeing and lower...

Bruce Smith
May 20, 20241 min read


Conservation for Public Lands
A new Department of Interior rule could put conservation, recreation, and renewable energy on equal footing with traditional priorities...

Bruce Smith
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Restoring a river, reviving nature
This linked 5-minute video tells a very big story -- so big that there has never been such a restoration of a river system and its salmon...

Bruce Smith
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Wildlife during Wartime
An article about conservation I came across caught my attention. It describes the dangerous conditions under which Ukranian biologists...

Bruce Smith
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Frog and Friend?
This is no more than a curiosity, but it caught my eye because it seemed so strange (tells you something about me, I suppose). Look...

Bruce Smith
Mar 14, 20241 min read


Save a snag
March is finally here, the month when spring arrives (according to my calendar), and our first migratory nesting birds return from their...

Bruce Smith
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Dippers in Love
Yesterday, my wife Diana and I saw something unexpected. Large or small, unexpected observations of nature often prove the most...

Bruce Smith
Feb 14, 20241 min read


Owl vs. Owl
This is a tough one. As this Smithsonian article explains, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes the killing of thousands of barred...

Bruce Smith
Jan 30, 20241 min read


Native Women Conservationists
November (I'm a bit late with this) was Native American Heritage Month. Among the many contributions native people make to the culture...

Bruce Smith
Jan 7, 20241 min read


Rudolph with your eyes so bright
Reindeer don't need Rudolph to find their way at night. Researchers found that these animals, called caribou in North America, see light...

Bruce Smith
Dec 22, 20231 min read


Melting Arctic
This past summer, Arctic temperatures reached their warmest ever translating into thawing permafrost, flooding due to melting glaciers,...

Bruce Smith
Dec 16, 20231 min read


Live the Legend at Discount
If you've been waiting for the right time--or for the right person--to buy the Legend Keepers books, this is it! Hidden Shelf Publishing...

Bruce Smith
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Toad Conservation
For years, a small, relatively unknown animal has fought off extinction on the high plains of southeast Wyoming. Thanks to recovery...

Bruce Smith
Oct 21, 20231 min read


Legacy of Bison Slaughter
Most of us are aware of the rampant killing of American wildlife during the 1800s. This calamity reduced bison from an estimated 25-50...

Bruce Smith
Oct 5, 20231 min read


Upcoming event
For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, on Monday, October 16th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...

Bruce Smith
Sep 29, 20231 min read


Legend Keepers continues
It was one year ago that the second book in my middle-grade novel series, Legend Keepers: The Partnership, was published. So, when do we...

Bruce Smith
Sep 11, 20231 min read


Losing Ice
Have you had someone give you a blank look when you've mentioned something about the climate warming? Even a response such as, "It's been...

Bruce Smith
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Game Changer: Montana Climate Case
Call it unprecedented, landmark, or just the best news since passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act for fighting the climate...

Bruce Smith
Aug 14, 20231 min read