Fences – from the Badlands Highway Writer
Why fences? I was cruising along in deep reflection, as I often do when fences crossed my mind. We don’t usually give fences much thought unless you’re the one holding the post hole digger. What is the purpose of fences? Fences have been around in...
Did you know Fort Union fur trade was valuable to science?
Audubon Brought Science to Fort Union, the Nation by Fred MacVaugh Scientific study and Fort Union fur trade — they’re two subjects not readily associated in people’s minds. But unbeknownst to most, Fort Union fur trade contributed to science decades before Theodore...
Part 2 — Small Sightings and the Sounds of Solace — Spring, Songbirds and Theodore Roosevelt
Small Sightings and the Sounds of Solace Part 2 by Fred MacVaugh Part 1 is here. Today, the birds I see are too far away to identify. They hop and flit quickly. Could they be dark-eyed juncos? Perhaps they’re American tree sparrows? Against the background of brown...