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Escaping the smoke

This summer has been unbelievable in the amount of smoke, even in areas distant from the wildfires in California, Nevada, and the Pacific Northwest.  In northern Nevada, rather than the rare smoky day, a day better than “moderate” air quality was something to celebrate.  During much of July and August, the air quality never got […]

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The changing soundscapes of Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe holds a special place in my heart.  As a teenager, I swam in its frigid waters, cross-country skied on it’s slopes, spent a night or two sleeping on its beaches, backpacked it’s wilderness, and even spent a couple of summers working in a state park on its northern shores.  I’ve marveled at its

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Along a desert wash

I haven’t had the opportunity to get out much this spring, caught up in renovating my kitchen and other assorted household chores.  But I managed to break away last week to take the dog for a walk in a nearby wash.  This wash drains the nearby Rincon Mountains, and although dry most of the year,

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The Sounds of Wilderness

September 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act, which has helped protect more than 100 million acres (about 5% of the total acreage of the United States) from human development. Passage of the Act was a hard-fought battle, taking 8 years and many, many revisions. It has been amended numerous

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