Bluegrass Wildlife: A tale of two planets — and a good reason to pay attention to environmental issues
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Half a century ago, three astronauts took a long look at the Earth from…
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Bluegrass Wildlife: Celebrating the environment — as spring brings week-long Watershed Festival to Murray
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Jogging along a country road near my house, I stopped suddenly, staring at the…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Cactus come first — a (somewhat painful) lesson learned on a desert hike
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University I hike as much as I can, and I never fail to learn something…
Bluegrass Wildlife: ‘Nature is Metal’ — harsh, honest, stark — how we live with it is up to us
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University I am transfixed by an Instagram feed that shows nature about as raw as…
Bluegrass Wildlife: ‘Tis the season for reindeer games — and other fun that all nature’s creatures create
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Most of us can relate, in one way or another, to the iconic scene…
BlueGrass Wildlife: Grab a shovel and ‘grow’ (not throw) some shade
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Now is the time for each of us to say ‘How dare we!’ when it comes to climate change
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University ‘How dare you!’ You know you’ve done something wrong when someone tosses those words…
Bluegrass Wildlife: We all nest — or home-build; here’s how hummingbirds do it
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Honoring a champion of conservation, Maggie Morgan and her legacy
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University In January of 2020, the Four Rivers region lost an important champion of conservation,…
Opinion – Bluegrass Wildlife: Protect the environment; future of planet does depend on who we elect
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University What if the future of our planet depended on who we elected? It does….
Bluegrass Wildlife: Clearing the mind — getting away from work, enjoying outdoors, taking in sights
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Sitting on a grassy knoll, the mountain air blowing hard enough to keep it…
Bluegrass Wildlife: We are one with nature’s creatures and we take care of what we love
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University The other night I had a dream, most likely caused by another late dinner…
Opinion – Bluegrass Wildlife: What is your Worldview? Are you taking care of the Earth?
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University “Hey Howard, catch!” was all I heard as a green gelatinous mass headed my…
Bluegrass Wildlife: The sounds of nature’s night can be deafening, scary, and wonderful at the same time
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University “WHIP-POOR-WILL, WHIP-POOR-WILL, WHIP-POOR-WILL” was the call coming from the windowsill. The male whip-poor-will, who…
Bluegrass Wildlife: The Eclipse of Doubt — many of us wore funny glasses, trusted science
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Just over a month ago, we were all doing it. Millions of us were…
Opinion — Bluegrass Wildlife: Migration is underway; all animals do it — different ways, different reasons
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Like clockwork, it’s happening again. The migrations have begun. Whether it is new bird…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Box turtles — out seeking mates — are a sight to behold; drivers please avoid them
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Last weekend I slept in as thunderstorms at 4 a.m. meant I was just…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Follow your heart, both when hunting in the field and in your everyday life
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University The buck slipped in like they always do during the early archery season. One…
Commentary – Bluegrass Wildlife: A reason to be thankful for turkeys and importance of getting along
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University The sound was raucous and clearly aggressive. As I stood waiting in my tree…
Commentary – Bluegrass Wildlife: A bitter taste of the wild — cherish and nurture our wildlife heritage
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Crawling through a mass of willows in an attempt to stalk a cow elk,…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Deer disease reveals the ethics of science
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University “Ricky told me that some scientists fudged data, and that CWD isn’t as widespread…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Think about it — to bait or not to bait? There are ethics involved in the decision
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University A few years ago I observed a sign above a pallet of feed corn…
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