Our guest blogger is Goldenrod Foundation Advisory Board Member and talented wildlife photographer and videographer, Shawn Carey. He is the co-founder of Migration Productions and on the team that produced the stunning shorebird documentary, Epic Journeys. It’s 4:00 AM Saturday morning June 28 and time to get up and hit the road. Why so early? […]
Archives for July 2014
Shorebirds Experts Find Much to Enjoy at Plymouth Long Beach (and so can you!)
July 22, 2014 By
By Shiloh Schulte, PhD. Coordinator American Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Plymouth, Massachusetts Manomet’s Shorebird Recovery Program team and a group of friends took a trip to Plymouth Long Beach, Massachusetts on July 11. The outing was led by Manomet Shorebird Scientist Emeritus Brian Harrington and was graciously hosted by our friends at the […]
Burning it Down to Bring it Back Better
July 13, 2014 By
Fire in the forest! For many people, this is cause for alarm, but not for Fire Management Specialist, Alex Belote, of Wildland Restoration International. With eleven years of professional experience both fighting fire and promoting it, Alex is calm and collected when the woods are ablaze. He has fought fire in western states and Alaska […]
Long Beach Osprey Chicks Get Their Bling On
July 2, 2014 By
The piercing cry of anxious osprey parents accompanied Mass Audubon bird researcher Norm Smith on his fearless ascent up a swaying 30-foot ladder to the large and aromatic nest on Plymouth Long Beach. At the top Norm quickly and efficiently placed metal US Fish and Wildlife Service bands on the legs of three quietly huddling […]
