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A Field Guide to Ticks

Find a tick? Or just curious about tick activity in your region? Maybe you want to discover tick encounter risk across the country before your next trip? Pick a date and pick a region, then use our tool to get started. The University of Rhode Island has published this very good interactive field guide Continue reading "A Field Guide to Ticks"

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both

You may have noticed, as I have, that there are fewer insects around (when did you last clean bugs off your windshield?), and consequently fewer bird species. Here’s is a Smithsonian article that delves into the problem. Continue reading "Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both"