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Seasons of Stillwater revisited

One of my favorite places to visit and record in northern Nevada is Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, near Fallon.  It’s a collection of ponds, ditches, and marshes, where the Carson and a portion of the Truckee Rivers end.  It is such a critical oasis in the arid Great Basin that it’s part of the Western […]

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Summertime Dreaming

Winter has finally arrived in northern Nevada, with colder temperatures and a few snowflakes, although not enough to get us out of a severe “snow drought.”   Last week, temperatures were pushing 70 degrees F, causing the plants to start budding, and a notable increase in singing by the local house finches and Eurasian collared-doves.  My

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