DESERT IRONWOOD – IUCN Conservation Status: NEAR THREATENED Desert ironwood is experiencing a population decline This photo of a stack of desert ironwood branches was taken in Phoenix, Arizona. I was playing disc golf with my friend, Joe Babbino. The course was in the middle of the city, but it felt like you were in […]
Eastern Redbud – IUCN Conservation Status: LEAST CONCERN With great luck I go this photo of icicles on an eastern redbud tree I have been thinking about this gallery since Matt and I planned it at the end of 2020. Looking back through my photos, I knew that I had two that I definitely wanted […]
We’re excited to feature Jay DeGregorio this month as a featured photographer. Jay has a Masters of Science in Environmental Studies with a focus on Environmental Education, from Antioch University New England. He currently works at The Nature Museum in Grafton, Vermont. The Nature Museum provides experiences that engage and enlighten audiences of all ages, while […]
The roots of a one-seed juniper can reach as far as 200 feet below the surface This is a one seed juniper tree (also called a cherrystone juniper). These trees grow 6-21 feet tall. As the name suggests, there is a single seed within the juniper’s cone. Although rarely there can be two or three […]
At the top of Sleeping Giant, you are treated to a beautiful clifftop vista Just north of New Haven, Connecticut is a 739-foot peak called Mount Carmel, also known as “Sleeping Giant”. Why is it called Sleeping Giant? The large rock features resemble a giant human, when viewed from north or south (according to Native […]
I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in sunlight When I came around the bend in the canyon, I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in the sunlight that was spilling over the top of the canyon wall. This isn’t the first photo from my hike in Hualapai Canyon. In previous galleries we saw Havasu Falls, a […]
This sitka spruce was in Redwood National Park I took this photo while standing in a field of sitka spruce. The trees towered above me. I was overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of the trees that I saw. Being from the Midwest, I was shocked by the immensity of the trees in the Redwood National […]
Without Jill, I would have never taken this photo of the plumeria tree. I have to give most if not all of the credit of this photo of a plumeria to my wife, Jill. We were in Maui for our honeymoon, and we were driving the Road to Hana. About halfway through the morning, we […]
This pine needle photo was taken while hiking in the White Mountains I took this photo while on a hike with Matt in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We were making our way to the peaks of North and South Twin Mountains when I saw these pine needles that were leaning over the trail. […]
As the sun rises, the light beams start to peak through the trees There’s nothing like hitting the trail early in the morning, while it’s still dark. Hiking with a headlamp until the sun comes up. I enjoy getting on the trails early, primarily to take advantage of the good lighting for photography. I also […]