Tag: national parks

Birding

Birding According to ChatGPT: The Best Birding Locations in the United States

May 20, 2023 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

The rapid growth of ChatGPT – an artificial intelligence chatbot – has been remarkable. (Here are primers on how it works.) But does ChatGPT...

Birding, Conservation

Alaska Day: Birds and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

October 18, 2020 by Jason Crotty No Comments

October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state. Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867....

Conservation

To Drill, or Not to Drill? That’s the Wrong Question.

July 21, 2018 by Angela Minor No Comments

As we enter the second century of protecting, preserving, and respecting our wild spaces, certainly no one would actually consider undoing, reversing, and exploiting...

Conservation, News, Politics

Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

November 3, 2016 by Larry 16 Comments

Do you consider yourself a wildlife conservationist? Do you contribute to wildlife conservation organizations? Maybe a worldwide organization like the Wildlife Conservation Network, BirdLife...

Birding, Conservation

The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

March 15, 2016 by Jason Crotty 5 Comments

Jason A. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states...

Trips

Birding Zion National Park in Winter

January 4, 2016 by Corey 8 Comments

According to most sources the time to visit Zion National Park is in spring. Summer is too hot, the birds are quiet in fall,...

Conservation, Politics

Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund

November 18, 2015 by Larry 16 Comments

Created by Congress in 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was a bipartisan commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources and our...