
Species Spotlight: Mountain Bluebird
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a stunning and vibrant thrush of mountain meadows, grasslands, and sagebrush plains across the western half of

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a stunning and vibrant thrush of mountain meadows, grasslands, and sagebrush plains across the western half of

During the middle to late Miocene epoch (approximately 8-12 million years ago), a series of volcanic eruptions poured Columbia River flood basalts across the Pacific Northwest, covering portions of southern Washington, western Idaho, and northern and eastern Oregon with extensive lava flows.

Sadly, one of our longtime Friends, Dr. John Edgar Cornely, 77, of Larkspur, CO passed away on October 13, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.