Binoculars are used by birders, hunters, wildlife watchers, event sports fans, astrologists, and safari-goers. However, there are many different kinds of binos and no one-size-fits-all. That’s why it is important to know the best type or brand for your activity, and even more so if you are looking for the…
Table of Contents Kneeboards are useful devices for both pilots and anyone who works outside with a tablet Have you ever wished for an accessory for your field tablets so you could go hands-free? A few years ago, I realized I had a need for something to help me hold…
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 marks the date when 18 nations signed the Convention on Wetlands in 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Since that time, scientists have shown that wetlands provide many valuable services, from buffering…
We all like to keep up with the weather reports to get an idea about the upcoming weather conditions. However, some of us don’t rely on the national weather service and like to have our very own weather station to get accurate and local real-time weather and even collect data,…
You know you’ve been avoiding it, learning how to identify those tricky wetland grasses. Somehow, they just keep coming back to haunt you – even appearing to dominate your wetlands. Often, only a few sparse grass plants poke up through the other plant species. However, if they do happen to…
Hydric soil conditions generally develop in areas that have continuous or occasional saturation and reduction in the mineral layers. ? Direct evidence of these conditions is often seen as redoximorphic features, except in histosols, and can also be verified by measuring or observing saturation and reduction of iron (evidenced by…
Mountains offer some of the most beautiful and isolated terrain in the world. They attract hikers, hunters, and those just looking to do a little soul-searching. And while this isolation is a big reason for people seeking out mountains, they also bring the inconvenience of communication with the outside world….
The clipboard. It is one of the most important pieces of equipment in the field but also one of the most ignored. Sure, when on site there are a lot of equipment pieces that are going to garner a lot more thought, attention, and planning but leaving it back at…
From bird watching to hunting to attending concerts and football games in huge stadiums, there are many reasons to invest in a good set of binoculars. The best binoculars are capable of bringing distant images to life right in front of you, with amazing resolution and clarity making you feel…
When the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), with funding from the EPA, set out to conduct a comprehensive review of state wetland protections in 2005-2007, they undertook a complex task. Protecting wetlands from pollution and degradation is generally considered to fall under the Clean Water Act (CWA), [1] but the way…
