Tomorrow I leave for the Budongo Forest Reserve, where 700 chimps live, one of the largest populations of chimps in Uganda. I am volunteering with an expedition organized by Earthwatch.org, called Tracking Chimps Through the Trees of Uganda. During this volunteer research expedition, I will be investigating human, chimpanzee and monkey interactions while looking at strategiesContinueContinue reading “Destination: Tracking Chimps in Uganda”
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Will 2013 Be The Summer of Tsunami Debris?
If you came across this suspicious looking boat while on a walk, what would you do? This article will tell you how to report such an item, and explain how becoming an active citizen scientist could help clean up our beaches and shorelines. Tsunami Marine Debris in the US To date, there are confirmed reportsContinueContinue reading “Will 2013 Be The Summer of Tsunami Debris?”
May 27, 2013: Tsunami Debris Monitoring
When I first told friends about my Japan Tsunami Marine Debris Monitoring volunteer work, they warned me about being radiated by the items I would find. I thought about buying a Geiger counter and searched online for a while but I was confused by the multiple models and eventually passed on the idea, like IContinueContinue reading “May 27, 2013: Tsunami Debris Monitoring”
Backyard Birds
This is a somewhat gratuitous page where I am going to post photographs of birds in my backyard. I have taken these photos with my very enjoyable Wingscapes BirdCam. I am a member the Project FeederWatch at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where I provide them data about the type of birds that I seeContinueContinue reading “Backyard Birds”
Cuba: Face-to-face with Fidel, December 1993
They emerged from the smoke like angels looking for their ride back to heaven. Bodies appeared, waving arms issued from the smoggy dark, faces looked meaningfully at the car’s headlights. “Mira,” I shouted, “Watch out!” “No problema, mujer,” the driver responded, not looking in my direction. He careened towards one of the observers, but missedContinueContinue reading “Cuba: Face-to-face with Fidel, December 1993”
Beachwatch: Point Reyes
Our walk from North Beach to Abbott’s Lagoon on Sunday was a quiet day, with no complaints about the mix of sun, wind and beach action, though we were a bit slow on the birding. Were are the birds? was our main question. The Snowy Plovers starting to nest; some Dunlins with black bellies, whichContinueContinue reading “Beachwatch: Point Reyes”
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