A shout-out to Ken Wiegand for repairing (and reinforcing) the steps to Troop 59 Look Out! (That's Stiles Thomas' spelling…)

Saw this nest inside the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, N.Y., about 16 feet up a wall of the mine.

Had a great time talking about Jim Bond and Caribbean conservation last week — with a lot about coral reefs,

Who dis? Not from the Celery Farm, but from New Jersey, mid-March.

A very cool and under-publicized roadside attraction is the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, N.Y. Limestone from the mine helped

Although not on my bucket list (and bucket lists are supposed to include water, I understand), visited the Ashokan Reservoir

As news of the discovery of a brand-new bird species, Turduckensis flemingi (Wild Turducken), sweeps the globe, I am getting

In this rare photo, a Wild Turducken can be seen drinking in a nearby marsh. Photo by Alice Leurck. Exciting

For Easter, my latest column for The Record is all about Northern New Jersey's greatest bird and egg collector, Henry

Last week I asked: Saw these berries on High Mountain earlier this month. With thorns. What kind of a berry,