Saturday, December 16, 2017 Prior to the turn of the century, people engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt”: They would choose sides and go afield with their guns; whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered (and furred) quarry won. Conservation was in its beginning […]

Contributed by Lois K. Ports for Bristlecone Audubon Chapter Autumn leaf color is a process that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs turning them various shades of red, yellow, purple, orange, and brown. During the spring and summer the leaves have served to help produce […]

Contributed by Lois K. Ports for Bristlecone Audubon Chapter   Nevada became a state on October 31, 1864. Over the years the Nevada Legislature has honored the State’s natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of state designations. Many like the state bird, Mountain Bluebird, are well known but […]