Julia, a new monthly correspondent and Bucktails and Bass alumni, writes this week’s post about how climate change affects the American pika. She explains the different dynamics that come in to play when the weather patterns pika rely on in their habitat change in drastic ways – and how they may not survive a permanent change in those patterns.
This week, we continue with Part 2 of our three part series on the wildlife of Denali National Park, by Josh – an Ursids and Bucktails alumni. In this blog post, he writes about animal-human interactions, and gives some advice about bear safety.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, journaling, media, national forest, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Makayla, a monthly correspondent and former Bucktails students wrote today’s blog post about the Red-Spotted Newt! This amphibian is very interesting, so read on to learn more and see some beautiful pictures taken by Makayla!
Be on the lookout for this small creature! Mitch, a monthly correspondent and Drummers alumnus, gives some precautions to avoid this venomous spider! Read on to learn more!
This week’s blog post is written by Hannah, a monthly correspondent and Drummer’s alumna. Perhaps her experience and writing will convince you that something needs to change to increase the numbers of these beautiful creatures.
Tag: education
American Pika and Climate Change
Posted: November 22, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
Julia, a new monthly correspondent and Bucktails and Bass alumni, writes this week’s post about how climate change affects the American pika. She explains the different dynamics that come in to play when the weather patterns pika rely on in their habitat change in drastic ways – and how they may not survive a permanent change in those patterns.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bass, Bucktails, climate change, education, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife, youth
Wildlife of Denali National Park, Part 2
Posted: September 20, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
This week, we continue with Part 2 of our three part series on the wildlife of Denali National Park, by Josh – an Ursids and Bucktails alumni. In this blog post, he writes about animal-human interactions, and gives some advice about bear safety.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, journaling, media, national forest, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, Ursids, wildlife, youth
The Red-spotted Newt
Posted: August 29, 2016 by Academy Director
Makayla, a monthly correspondent and former Bucktails students wrote today’s blog post about the Red-Spotted Newt! This amphibian is very interesting, so read on to learn more and see some beautiful pictures taken by Makayla!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, inspiration, journaling, nature observation, youth
Small Creature with a Deadly Bite
Posted: August 8, 2016 by Academy Director
Be on the lookout for this small creature! Mitch, a monthly correspondent and Drummers alumnus, gives some precautions to avoid this venomous spider! Read on to learn more!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: education, inspiration, nature observation, outdoors, youth
More Monarch Butterflies in Mexico, But Numbers Still Low
Posted: August 1, 2016 by Academy Director
This week’s blog post is written by Hannah, a monthly correspondent and Drummer’s alumna. Perhaps her experience and writing will convince you that something needs to change to increase the numbers of these beautiful creatures.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: education, monarch butterflies, nature observation, wildlife, youth