Take a Family Kayaking Trip on San Juan Island

Content by Jennifer Furber In the fifteen years I’ve called the islands home, I had never been kayaking on San Juan Island. I walk along the island’s shores all summer long and float atop the sea in our fishing boat. I had thought I’d seen all I could see. Besides, I’m scared of deep water, […]

Fall at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

This fall, visit one of the most extraordinary nature destinations in New York state. The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located at the northern end of Cayuga Lake. As the largest contiguous wetland complex in the United States, it is a critical stopover along the Atlantic Flyway and one of the most important wetland habitats […]

Fall at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

This fall, visit one of the most extraordinary nature destinations in New York state. The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located at the northern end of Cayuga Lake. As the largest contiguous wetland complex in the United States, it is a critical stopover along the Atlantic Flyway and one of the most important wetland habitats […]

Take a Family Kayaking Trip on San Juan Island

Content by Jennifer Furber In the fifteen years I’ve called the islands home, I had never been kayaking on San Juan Island. I walk along the island’s shores all summer long and float atop the sea in our fishing boat. I had thought I’d seen all I could see. Besides, I’m scared of deep water, […]

Calling All Winter Ornithologists!

Although it’s known as the Sunshine State, Florida could easily be known as the Water State. With 1,197 miles of coastline, 2,276 miles of tidal shoreline, 663 miles of beaches, and 11,000 miles of rivers, streams, and waterways, water is a way of life here. And all that shoreline means a multitude of ecosystems and […]