Al Larson was three when his parents moved to Idaho in the 1920s. Although his youth was spent in the sprawling communities of Cascade and Boise, he found himself working on ranches near Jordan Valley by his mid-teens. There he developed an appreciation for nature and spotted his first Mountain Bluebird. Although he went on to serve …

The challenges facing our feathered friends and the natural world are myriad. If you are prone to doomscrolling as I am, it seems that headlines constantly remind us of new or worsening problems—or reversals—on issues we thought were being addressed. Environmental challenges …

My parents had a deep respect and appreciation of nature.  Summer-long camping trips in our home-made camper were one of the ways they tried to instill those values in their children.  As blissfully unaware kids in the 1960s, we just thought it was great fun to explore …