The Alpine Examiner September 21, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Bird of the Burn: Black-backed Woodpecker Following last summer’s fires, our forests look quite a bit different than they used to, but some animal species actually prefer these charred landscapes. The Blackbacked Woodpecker (Picoides […]
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A “Stellar” Jay: The Unique Steller’s Jay
The Alpine Examiner June 29, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area A “Stellar” Jay: The Unique Steller’s Jay “638 – STELLER’S JAY (7-13-06) slo co, ca (2)” by Sloalan is marked with CC0 1.0. As I was walking near Redfish Lake a few years […]
Take a Dip with the American Dipper!
The Alpine Examiner November 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Take a Dip with the American Dipper! The American Dipper, North America’s only aquatic songbird. Photo credit: “American Dipper – Lou Ann Harris” by Sacajawea Audubon Society is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. My husband and […]