8 Mile Fire: airdrops of flame retardant that is can be toxic to water, wildlife and the environment

The eastern edge of the 8 Mile Fire is on steep mountain areas a few miles from several homes that were built in the forest-urban interface-...

Wildfire near Canon City--8 Mile Fire in Phantom Canyon

The 8 Mile Fire was started 5 days ago by lightening in a steep canyon on BLM lands northeast of Canon City, CO. It stayed about an acre or...

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher building nest: video clip

Here is the short video clip of a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher working on a nest in Red Canyon Park north of Canon City. I think it is neat to wat...

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher building a nest in Red Canyon Park

I drove up to Red Canyon Park this morning because I am leading a Denver Audubon Master Birder Field Trip on Saturday. Today was the cooles...

Found a probable hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe juvenile on the Canon City Riverwalk

Earlier this spring I found an apparent pair of what looked like Black Phoebes that were located across the river from the Canon City Riverw...

I drove down to Pueblo Mountain Park over the week-end to see the Acorn Woodpeckers that were just reported as feeding young. I easily foun...

TRICOLORED HERON at Holcim Wetlands-photo taken from side of CR120

Wouldn't you know--the Holcim Wetlands had to be closed indefinitely after the very high water in the Arkansas River took out about 30 f...

Holcim Wetlands closed due to breach of river bank by high water in Arkansas River

I took these photos on June 12. Here is an aerial shot and one from the road of Holcim Wetlands just east of Florence that I got with my sm...

Working on Colorado State Water Plan past 6 weeks

Sorry for the extended absence.  I kept thinking maybe in a few days I can get back to posting but didn't work out.  I am the environmen...