If you haven’t already started planning your aspen leaf-spotting trip, this is your sign!

I know I’m late to the party on this, but I just heard that The Butterfly Pavilion brought on a new ambassador tarantula in July: Goldie the Chaco Tarantula!

Depredation continues, wolf’s cause of death announced, and three Colorado pups confirmed based on new video - here are summer updates about Colorado’s reintroduced wolves!

Mushrooms, mountains, and more… here are some photos from August!

One of my favorite memories as a child in Missouri was catching fireflies on summer nights. It’s something I’ve missed since moving to Colorado. But, I recently learned that Colorado does have a few species of native fireflies - they’re just pretty hard to find.

While this flower is not native to Colorado, I was fascinated to learn about its morphology when I saw it on outside Gunnison last week.

If you’ve been reading climate-related news or papers, you might have noticed the abbreviations “RCP” and “SSP.” Here’s what they mean and how they are different!

Three common non-native flowers in Colorado look pretty similar to me (I’m sure trained botanists disagree!). Anyways, here’s more about these three plants, how to tell them apart, and the difference between non-native and invasive plants.

A team of scientists in collaboration with Polar Bears International* just published a paper detailing a new type of GPS tracker to be used to monitor wildlife movements!

I will be spending some time in the Gunnison-Crested Butte area soon and I checked iNaturalist to see which flowers people have noticed; Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) came up a lot and I hope to see some!

Check out the new printable resource I created for setting up birdfeeders in Colorado!

I spent some time in the Gunnison-Crested Butte area earlier this month and wanted to share some wildflower photos and sightings!

There’s a lot to unpack here.

I usually have a hard time identifying small, yellow wildflowers - there are so many similar ones - but goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) stands out due to its height and its upward-facing flowers.

It’s been a little over two months since I’ve written about Colorado’s reintroduced wolves, and in that time, the birth of Colorado’s first wolf pup was announced!

I have been seeing prickly poppies (Argemone polyanthemos) everywhere for the last couple weeks - they stand out from Colorado’s dry, red soils easily with their giant white flowers!

Here’s why buying honey can actually “bee” beneficial to bees (under certain circumstances)!

I believe this is a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) that I saw while watering plants!

Bison are fascinating animals and one of the most iconic North American wildlife species. Where do they live? Why are they so shaggy? What do “red dogs” have to do with bison? Learn all about them here!

Best known as the host plant to monarch butterflies, “showy” milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is a very common summer wildflower in Colorado!