May 14, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
‘Hope’ is becoming increasingly familiar with this blog. Not just because we do our darndest to be optimistic (and several conservation gains in Canada’s boreal in the past few years have affirmed...
May 7, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
What happens when you combine a hungry Eagle Owl and a high-speed HD camera?
A remarkable glimpse of what the last seconds of life looks like for many voles...
Note: this isn't particularly new, but...
April 24, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Two seed-loving birds that breed up north in the boreal taiga and arctic tundra, the Snow Bunting and Common Redpoll, paid visit to our colleague Valerie Courtois of the Canadian Boreal Initiative...
April 12, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Jeff was recently out on vacation, so I thought I would post about an interesting article I came across last week about some of the lesser-known values trees and forests provide. Hope you enjoy...
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April 9, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
In our last post we highlighted the Northern Waterthrush - a small bird frequently found in mangroves throughout the Caribbean that heavily relies on the boreal forest up north for summer breeding....
April 4, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Northern Waterthrush
Credit: Brian E. Small
March 29, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Smokestacks and tailpipes aren't the only major source of emissions.
Credit: Wikimedia user: Dori
Although most people envision smokestacks and tailpipe exhaust when thinking about greenhouse gas...
March 22, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Today is World Water Day. With high temperatures scorching much of the United States and Canada many of you may be turning World Water Day into World Water Park Day, but regardless of how you spend...
March 21, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Recent warm temperatures are causing some birds to migrate early.
Credit: Garth Lenz
Across New England and southeastern Canada we are experiencing incredibly warm March temperatures—today (March...
March 16, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
It's truly been the week of the waxwing here at BSI. Just a day after Gary's wife Bette spotted a group of Bohemian Waxwings feasting on crabapples outside their home in Edmonton, Jeff spotted a...
