The Alpine Examiner December 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Winter Tracks Tell Tales Finding tracks any time of the year is fun, but winter is always my favorite time to track. Tracks that might be invisible in summer suddenly stand out clearly, and you […]
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Which is Which? Mule Deer vs Elk – 5 ID Tips
The Alpine Examiner October 15, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Which is Which? Mule Deer vs Elk – 5 ID tips Have you ever spotted a wild ungulate (a hoofed animal) up on a hillside or in the trees and found yourself wondering “Is […]
Who’s Who? Squirrel look-alikes in the SNRA!
The Alpine Examiner September 9, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Who’s Who? Squirrel Look-alikes in the SNRA! This may sound nuts, but this blog post will be all about squirrels! Puns aside, I decided to write a blog post about squirrels because they can […]
Where The Streetlights Stop
The Alpine Examiner July 6, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Where the Streetlights Stop The Milky Way over Redfish. Photo Credit: Shannon Scott Photo contest submission to SIHA. I like living where the streetlights stopWhere I can see down from the mountain top […]
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 […]
An Ode to Ground Squirrels
The Alpine Examiner September 1, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area An Ode to Ground Squirrels To them we are the tourists Seasonal neighbors Here for a few months Being loud and noisy Then gone Generations of ground squirrels and chipmunks Alive on this land […]
What Are the Sawtooth Animals Doing Now? Part III
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What Are the Sawtooth Animals Doing Now? Part II
The Alpine Examiner December 18, 2023 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area A Winter Series: Hibernators (II) Hannah Fake Many of the familiar animals that inhabit the Sawtooth Mountains and valleys are still around, but you are unlikely see any of them during the winter. Long […]
What Are the Sawtooth Animals Doing Now?
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