Tag: Fish and Game Warden

Every fall, aspens put on a magnificent display in California’s Eastern Sierra. Photo by Steven T. Callan.
October 4, 2019

The first time I experienced the awesome grandeur of California’s Eastern Sierra was in 1975, when, as a rookie Fish and Game warden, I drove…

Every fall, aspens put on a magnificent display in California’s Eastern Sierra. Photo by Steven T. Callan.
October 26, 2018

The first time I experienced the awesome grandeur of California’s Eastern Sierra was in 1975, when, as a rookie Fish and Game warden, I drove…

July 7, 2017

My first opportunity to visit California’s magnificent Eastern Sierra came in late April 1975, while I was a young Fish and Game warden stationed on…

Entrance to Cave Creek Canyon and the Chiricahua Mountains. All photos by Steven T. Callan.
May 17, 2016

I’ve always been fascinated with birds, but I really became hooked on bird-watching, or birding, as it’s often called, during the mid-seventies when I was…

An adult chuckwalla sunning itself at Joshua Tree National Park. Once exploited for the pet trade, native reptiles, like the chuckwalla, may no longer be sold in California.
December 6, 2015

“I’m waiting,” taunted Darrell, his threatening mug now two inches from my face. My stomach churned and my heart pounded furiously as adrenaline coursed through…

November 20, 2013

I was recently invited to write an essay for Zocalo Public Square, a nationally-renowned online magazine. The publication of my essay in the magazine’s November…