Living and Dying

Cryptic Croakers

October 8, 2015July 16, 2017 fnepalumni

By Gabe Andrews - Imagine that you are the size of a Reese’s cup and, to many animals, equally delicious. You occupy a precarious position in the food chain; you are a danger to many, and safe from few. You dine on insects, slugs, snails and even the occasional small bird. Predators that hover above… Continue reading Cryptic Croakers

Botany, Climate Change, Conservation, Discoveries, Earth Science, Entomology, Experience, Living and Dying, Migrations, Natural Destinations, Seasons, Wildlife

Friday Field Walks 2015

January 27, 2015 fnepalumni

Link to schedule: Friday Field Walks 2015 Schedule

Climate Change, Conservation, Discoveries, Earth Science, Experience, Living and Dying, Migrations, Natural Destinations, Seasons, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Freshwater Sharks

October 24, 2014July 16, 2017 fnepalumni

Snorkeling in frigid waters for a species at-risk By Levi Old On a dead-still summer night, I army-crawl upstream. “We have a large adult!” says Jen. I rise to one knee and pull the fogged snorkel mask off my head. “A big one?” I mumble in a haze. “Yeah, really big. Much larger than I’ve… Continue reading Freshwater Sharks

Conservation, Living and Dying

Hubert “Hub” Vogelmann (1928-2013)

October 14, 2013 fnepalumni

Although the word conservation suits the laws of physics and the prevention of waste, its highest calling is in the preservation of nature. Conservation is now synonymous with the protection of life outdoors. Yet a protector is now gone. Legendary scientist and conservationist Hubert "Hub" Vogelmann died Friday, October 11, at age 84. An ecologist,… Continue reading Hubert “Hub” Vogelmann (1928-2013)