Tag: Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Saving a Place for Wildlife
Late in November 1959, I was an eleven-year-old boy riding in the back seat of our family car as my father drove us north of…
The Most Beautiful Duck in North America
Ask any waterfowl enthusiast to name the most beautiful duck in North America, and he or she will most likely point to the brilliant, multicolored,…
For the Love of Ducks
With the north wind blowing off snow-covered Mount Shasta, it was brutally cold that December afternoon in 1960. Sitting in the back seat of our…
Author Event at Refuge Makes Hometown News!
What an honor it was to return to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge for my author presentation and book signing last week. I enjoyed visiting…
Good Migrations
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…