The other day, I received a call from a friend recovering from a state of panic over a wild encounter she had with her dog in a nearby woods. We’ve geocached at this site several times, so we were well acquainted with the area. Back in the day, it used to be a raceway. Today, [...]

We decided to visit some place new. So, we headed down the Cannon River way to the Cannon River Wildlife Management Area. Our intent had been to geocaching. Yet, the landscape offered more treasures that we hadn’t planned on. We started the trail, huffing and puffin right away. The terrain was more varied than we [...]

One of the great things I love about geocaching is the wildlife watching. Our geocaching takes us to some great places. Today, we didn’t have to go farther than our backyard to se some cool birds. At one time, there were geese, a great blue heron, and an egret eating and hunting in the cattails. [...]

One of the things I most enjoy about geocaching is how close it brings me to Nature. It only seems fitting that I should mention Charles Sutherland Elton, the English biologist who came up with the concept of the food chain. I have a B.S. in biology with an emphasis on wildlife biology. Ecology and the [...]

Today marks a holiday worthy of note if you have been geocaching for any period of time. You are likely encountering more birds on your travels, especially if you geocache in prime bird habitat such as thickets and wetlands. Welcome to National Bird Day! During my college and grad school years, I took a few ornithology [...]

Geocaching has taught us some important lessons, not the least of which is the close-up view of environmental issues. My husband has one cache that he encourages cachers to view as a CITO cache. It is so sad to read how geocachers find an endless source of trash to keep up the tradition. There are [...]

Today’s post delves into Nature and one of its most precious resources—water It’s so easy to take it  for granted. You turn on the faucet, and there it is. Yet, our streams and lakes are feeling the effects of development and degradation of the environment. American Rivers estimates that 40 percent of our waterways are [...]