2013 North American Nature Photographers Association Conference
I’ve just returned from the 20th annual NANPA (North American Nature Photographers Association) conference that was recently held in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a terrific four days of meetings and seminars, all inspired with the world of nature and photography in mind. NANPA graciously awarded me the 2013 Outstanding Nature… Read More »
International Polar Bear Day. Good for Polar Bears is Good for the Planet.
Today’s the Day! Our friends at Polar Bears International and Frontiers North Adventures are celebrating International Polar Bear Day. I just got off a conference call with one of the world’s leading scientists Dr. Andrew Derocher from the University of Alberta. It was a tough call to sit in on.… Read More »
CO2 Emissions Affecting More Than Polar Bears
One of the great benefits to working with Polar Bears International is the fact we have a tremendously popular and charismatic animal that helps introduce people to the message of man-made Climate Change also known as Global Warming. Within PBI our message is most often one of how this change… Read More »
Win A Free Trip to See Polar Bears: PBI’s My Planet My Part Contest
A new online community from Polar Bears International is here! My Planet My Part is a web community offering inspiration and information on how everyone can reduce their carbon footprint to help save polar bears and their arctic habitat. Cool features at My Planet My Part: Live HD video of… Read More »
Record Arctic Ice Melt – Support the Arctic Documentary Project.
A recent article discusses the record ice melt seen in the arctic this summer. Thankfully the scientists think the melting is finished for this year since fall is approaching and in past years melting begins to reverse about this time, however, this is just another sign of things to come.… Read More »
Arctic Documentary Project’s Tundra Fires Syndicated Through Reuters
Reuters news agency recently published the story on the tundra fires that have been burning parts of the subarctic. I was in Churchill last month and the photos we sent out caught their attention. PBI’s senior scientist Dr. Steven Amstrup was interviewed by the news agency and discussed the issues… Read More »
This Country Has Too Damn Many Regulations? You Decide.
It’s about 4:00am and I’m working with my pictures putting together projects for Nikon and Photo District News. My computer is set up for Pandora and streaming radio. One of my favorite news programs is NPR, and I heard a story this morning I just had to share. When some… Read More »
Grizzly Bears Keep Threatened Status Until 2014
Here in Montana grizzly bears are a big deal. Yellowstone National Park is just south of my home in Bozeman and the park is one of only two consistent places in the U.S. you can still see grizzly bears. Last fall the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attempted to… Read More »
Doing Good Things for the Planet: Shft.com and Adrian Grenier of Entourage
I recently visited one of my favorite web sites, Chase Jarvis Live, and was introduced to Adrian Grenier. He’s of the handsome young guys on Entourage which I think was or is playing on HBO. I’ve seen one or two 5 minute segments so I don’t really watch but do… Read More »
Biologist Speaks Out on Recent Polar Bear Surveys in Canada
Ian Stirling and Andy Derocher, two polar bear biologists that have worked closely with Polar Bears International, were recently interviewed by the Canadian newspaper Edmonton Journal. In the article a Nunavut Inuit organization claims to have done studies refuting current polar bear numbers that were compiled by Stirling and Derocher as… Read More »