This week’s crawly is a petite but potent pest controller. Meet Brachymeria ovata an adorable little chalcid wasp with a tongue twister of a genus name (pronounced Bruh-chi-mer-E-ah) – yup. We’ll call them “ovata” for brevity and to avoid spraining our tongues.
When I was working on last week’s Rogue I had to dig through some boxes to find my Half Dome tee. As it happens 99.9% of the time, I found lots of other non-tee things during my search.
The Preventor: America’s Life Safety Superhero! Not exactly widely known, but he did exist. And now it can be revealed. I was the Superhero known as The Preventor.
Okay, look, there never were any snakes in Ireland, but work with us here because we have lots of snakes in Oregon and they deserve to be celebrated! In lieu of a St. Snakes Day, we’ll have to piggy-back on St. Pat’s.
by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra formosa, Pacific Bleeding Heart; Dicentra uniflora, Steers Head Bleeding Heart or Longhorn Bleeding Heart The Bleeding Heart, is one of my childhood favorite flowers. It is so in part because of…
A long time ago I discovered that a good laugh acts as a sort of tonic, both physiological and mental. I mean the kind of laughter that bubbles up spontaneously from the very depths of one’s being.
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March 6 is National Frozen Food Day, so stay cool and clean out your freezer for this trio of delicious recipes.
Lost Creek Reservoir: rainbow trout, landlocked spring chinook, bass The lake level is 1,824ft and the water surface temperature at Lost Creek is 47F. Early morning ice may be an issue at the Takelma ramp depending on the day, but…