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- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
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- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: migration
Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
Far too often, certain pundits, politicos, and just plain bigots depict refugees and immigrants as criminals and/or parasites. That couldn’t be further from the truth for the vast majority of those people who are seeking a new life in another … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, charities, civility, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, family, film, government, history, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, injustice, Latin America, literature, movies, opinion, peace, politics, poverty, racism, Travel, Uncategorized, Welcome, writing
Tagged books, El Salvador, film, history, immigration, literature, migrants, migration, movies, refugees, Solito, Syria, The Swimmers, writing
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New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
As one of the corridors making up the Central Flyway, the Rio Grande Valley through New Mexico is host to a vast array of migrant birds flying seasonally through the state to breeding grounds further north or wintering areas both … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, archaeology, civics, climate, culture, deserts, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, history, lakes, land use, Maps, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, Science, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, urban planning, water, water conservation, water trails, Wilderness, Wildlife
Tagged animals, Central Flyway, conservation, environment, fun, geography, history, land use, migration, planning, sanctuaries, travel, wildlife
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The “real” snowbirds
Each autumn and winter millions of northerners across North America make the pilgrimage to points south, primarily Florida and Arizona, to escape the snow and cold. Similarly, flocks of birds migrate southward for the winter from their summer nesting grounds. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Canada, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, nature, North America, Science, Travel, weather, Wildlife
Tagged animals, birds, climate, Dark-eyed Juncos, migration, nature, snow, wildlife, winter
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Frontier trailhead towns of the Old West
During the great migration of emigrating pioneers across the America’s western frontier, certain towns became the primary staging and supply points for settlers, wagon trains, stagecoaches, cattle drives, and communications. These trailhead towns were key to the development of the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, States, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged cattle drivers, cattle drives, Chisholm Trail, cities, emigration, frontier, history, migration, Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, pioneers, pony express, Santa Fe Trail, settlers, Smoky Hill Trail, stagecoaches, towns, trails, wagon trains
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Pondering and wandering the Great Plains
The Great Plains have long fascinated me, though I am not exactly sure why. Somehow that vast, semi-arid stretch of mostly flat land intrigues me in a mystifying way. Places with legendary names like Cheyenne, Dodge City, Pecos, Scottsbluff, Deadwood, Abilene (Kansas … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Canada, climate change, culture, economics, environment, geography, history, immigration, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, reading, spatial design, States, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, writing
Tagged books, Dakota, Dust Bowl, Great Plains, history, literature, migration, pony express, Prairyerth, Ramblin' Man, scenery, trails, wildflowers, writing
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