Tag: The Game Warden’s Son

Mallards are hard to beat for grace and beauty. The drake’s dark-blue head shines iridescent green in the light, hence the nickname “greenhead.” Photo by Steven T. Callan
January 15, 2016

“Dad, can I go with you?” I pleaded. “There’s no school tomorrow.” I enjoyed riding on patrol, weekends and sometimes after school—whenever I didn’t have…

Author Steven T. Callan at the helm of the Fish and Game patrol boat Marlin, 1959.
January 9, 2016

I first experienced California’s Channel Islands in 1959, as an excited eleven-year-old passenger aboard the Fish and Game patrol boat Marlin. My father, California Fish…

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…

Author Steven T. Callan and Kathy Callan at Pinnacles National Park
September 18, 2015

In preparation for the release of my new book in March, we’ve moved my author blog to steventcallan.com.

Elk in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, part of Redwood National and State Parks
August 30, 2015

The recent killing of Hwange National Park’s beloved icon, Cecil the Lion, has brought to mind a number of outrageous poaching incidents that occurred right…

Photo of spawning male Chinook salmon by Steven T. Callan
November 19, 2014

I’m sometimes asked if I had any favorite places to work during my twenty-one years supervising the warden force in western Shasta County. Lower Battle…