From the Farmhouse to the White House: Work Worth Doing – Don McKenzie’s Farewell
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt We built
September 11, 2019
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Shell’s Covert: Managing Expectations (…or a Pollinator Planting is NOT a Pollinator Garden)
When I graduated high school, my dad offered me some choices of graduation presents. We were not wealthy by any monetary measure, not by a
August 6, 2019
Shell’s Covert: ‘Old Croaky’
Upon my front porch last week early on a Saturday, by 0600, I was out enjoying the fact I was off, and at home. I
July 9, 2019
From the Farmhouse to the White House: A Tectonic Shift
Major wildlife conservation policy gains come infrequently. Even rarer are victories so profound as to cause tectonic shifts in the conservation arena. The NBCI’s flagship
June 26, 2019
Shell’s Covert: Taking Our Measure
With the 75th anniversary of D-Day being tomorrow (June 6th), the marking of important events is on my mind. June 6, 1944, certainly ranks as
June 5, 2019
Shell’s Covert: The Eastern Tree Elk and Other Wonderful Projects
I like to refer to the southeastern fox squirrel as the “eastern tree elk.” For people who have never seen one, their first experience with
May 20, 2019
Shell’s Covert: April, My Favorite Month
April might seem to be a strange favorite month for an upland bird hunter like me, but it is mine. I think more than anything
April 19, 2019
CIP, the Three Little Pigs, and Bomb Cyclones
Thomas V. Dailey, Ph.D. NBCI Science Coordinator The 2nd Bomb Cyclone in the Midwest and Great Plains is a reminder that snow and cold are
April 12, 2019
Shell’s Covert: Halcyon Days … But Not in Every Way
Ah, yes, I wish I could have lived back in those halcyon days of quail hunting when every day after school without end we found
March 6, 2019
‘Making’ a Season: Shell’s Covert
First things first. I am proud to be a Virginian. Always have been and I always will be. I believe individuals, peoples, entities, states and
February 15, 2019
