Book Tour: In The Range of Fire and Ice
As many readers know, my new book comes out in about two weeks.
Street Smart Naturalist: Explorations of the Urban Kind
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Ghosts of Seattle's Industrial Past
It’s been a while since I wrote a strictly urban newsletter so thought I’d return to that subject this week.
Attention Seekers
Baby birds in search of mom
Intention to Attention
My good friend Andy Nettell has what I call the intention to attention.
Rock v. Stone: The Great Conundrum
Rock or Stone?
Strait Ahead - Juan de Fuca
Ever since I started work on my book about Puget Sound, Homewaters, I have wanted to travel in a boat down the length of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
What's In a Pronoun
Three years ago, I sent out a newsletter about the use of the word it to refer to animals. Now that I am more experienced with trying to meet this goal and to paying more attention to how people use it, I wanted to return to the subject.
Pre-Order "In The Range of Fire and Ice"
Not my normal day for sharing my newsletter but I am overjoyed to let you know that you can pre-order (with a 10% discount) signed copies of my upcoming book In the Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington’s Cascades. (Publication date: September 1, 2026) This splendid opportunity comes courtesy of my neighborhood bookstore,
A Man Who Stares At Goats
Encounters in the High Country with a Big Bad Billy
Pikas: Engineers in the High Country
We saw our first pika of the season.