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In This Issue
2. Making “Trailing With Toasty” - by Bob Barnes
Natural history videos don’t just happen. In this article, Bob Barnes, who is the editor of this magazine, discusses the efforts that went into making the video “Trailing With Toasty”. Something that could not have been completed without the effort of many fine and knowledgeable people.
4. The Environment - by Taylor Streit
Taylor Streit was inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame’s Legendary Guide List in 2001. He is a renowned fishing guide and the author of several guide books.
6. House Centipede
8. Economic Development and Natural History - The Soft Path - by Issac Eastvold
Issac Eastvold is the President of the Chihuahuan Desert Conservancy. In this article, he argues for low-cost solutions along the Rio Grande to mitigate bird die-offs like that addressed elsewhere in this issue.
9. Calliope Hummingbirds Bathe on Wet Leaves - by John P. Hubbard
Dr. John Hubbard received his Ph. D. In Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1967. He now holds or has held positions with the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico. He has published extensively on zoological topics with an emphasis on the southwest of the United States.
10. Hillsboro Research Institute Announces Major Breakthrough in Quantum Mechanics
10. Tree Swallows, The Wind, and Climate Change
11. Native Plants Save The Birds
13. Create Change With Your Own Backyard Habitat - by Nichole Trushell
Nichole Trushell holds a BS in Horticulture and an MS in Botany. She worked as a field botanist and is founding Director of the Highlands Center for Natural History in Prescott, Arizona. In this article she shares insights on how we can all create and enjoy our own backyard habitat. She currently lives and creates art in Kingston, New Mexico.
27. Support Biodiversity at Home - Gardening for Your Ecosystem - by Margie Gibson
Margie Gibson is a conservation activist and graphic designer. Most of her working career was in
Alaska, starting as Alaska Representative for Friends of the Earth. Tiring of politics, she returned to college in
graphic design, and opened her own business. Margie enjoys time spent in nature, gardening, travel and photography. She migrates between Animas Creek and Silver City.
30. Bird, Bat, Bee, and Butterfly - Scaping Your Yard - by Kathleen Blair
Born and raised in the Kansas Flint Hills, she earned a B.S, M.S. and Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology with time in the Peace Corps in Brazil. After 12 years on university faculties, she left academia for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the ecologist for the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge. She has recently retired to Hillsboro, N.M. In addition to writing, her interests include painting, rabbits, chickens, gardens, homestead skills, native species ecology, birding, and Native American history.
37. Some Selected References and Sources of Native Plants - Trushell/Gibson/Blair
38. Water for Your Habitat Garden by Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan is a naturalist, educator, and landscape architect focused on retaining and recreating natural habitat. He has called the wilds of the Southwest his home for 44 years. He has done extensive research on Aldo Leopold and performs as Leopold at a variety of venues. He currently resides in Kingston.
41. Our Covers - Loggerhead Shrikes and Horned Lizards
Contact the Editor: Bob Barnes (rabarnes@blackrange.org) or The Associate Editor - Harley Shaw
The Black Range Naturalist is a “Not For Revenue” Publication Previous editions are available for download at this link (www.blackrange.org/the-black-range-naturalist/)
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