Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center located in southwest St. Louis County is an absolute treasure. It’s nearly impossible for me to take a walk in the nature center without having flashbacks to a past trip with one of the kids. Katie loved hiking the trails, and we have some fantastic photos of a family hike…
January can be a slow time for a tree guy. This is especially true when its been colder with more snow than we have had the past few years. So, once I caught wind that Billy had a Friday off from school I knew that I would be taking a day off from work for…
The 2018-19 archery season staggered to a close this week. I’m not sure if I was sad to see it come to a close or if the season ending provided a relief of sorts. I guess maybe it was a little bit of both. On one hand, I really love archery season and the time…
A pleasant surprise The Turkey Ridge Trail at Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area is a worthy two mile loop trail in far west St. Louis County. The short trail offers an easily accessible trailhead and varied terrain that caters to almost all hiking skill levels. It had been a few years since I hiked the Turkey…
A year long review of game camera photos from 2-3 cameras set up at different locations in St. Louis County has proven to an enjoyable excercise. However, compared to some of the previous months, December’s results were mildly boring. Without further ado, here we go: The fights Two different cameras recorded small bucks sparring, including…
I sure had an ambitious goal going into the year of identifying 300 different species of birds throughout the United States. Wow. If I based my success purely on numbers then this year was a monumental failure. My final tally for the year was a somewhat embarrassing 183 species. But all was not lost, as…
