Presently in Yellowstone there are almost 200 active research permits involving over 500 investigators, but only a small fraction of this scientific work is reported in the popular press. Knowing Yellowstone explains the general issues associated with the region and how science is done to understand those issues, from wolf and grizzly bear research to thermal activity, further describing how science informs policy in the region, and how the nature of their work enables or limits future plans for managing the park.
Presently in Yellowstone there are almost 200 active research permits involving over 500 investigators, but only a small fraction of this scientific w...
"You can ask just about anybody in town about the Pine County Rod, Gun, Dog and Social Club and probably the first thing they will tell you is that the five of us are a bunch of worthless bird hunters that spend all of October in the woods with our dogs and shotguns. Which is more-or-less true, although we would not agree with the worthless part, because anyone who is a real bird hunter would say it is about the most worthwhile thing in life. "Now I know family should be first on your list, but there are times when any man alive will tell you that your wife and kids make this...
"You can ask just about anybody in town about the Pine County Rod, Gun, Dog and Social Club and probably the first thing they will tell you is that th...
This story is about a young boy with a pure heart who was chosen by an old man - The Guardian of The Magic Stick - to destroy a huge ugly giant that was terrorizing the local village in the valley of Santar. Farmer John awoke one morning to find some of his goats and sheep missing. Farmer John noticed huge foot prints and an awful smell filled the air. As Farmer John searched for his missing animals he soon discovered others were missing animals as well, and some reported that they could feel the ground shake and the smell was very unpleasant. Then Farmer John realized the legend that he had...
This story is about a young boy with a pure heart who was chosen by an old man - The Guardian of The Magic Stick - to destroy a huge ugly giant that w...
An African adventure like no other. At the start of the 20th century the British East Africa Protectorate is a beautiful but savage country. A veneer of civilization overlays a prehistoric land where a man stays alive "by dint of his courage, daring, cunning, and ferocity," and can make a fortune smuggling ivory, gold and slaves from the jungles of the Congo to the black markets in Zanzibar. Two American hunters, Kincaid and Gunner, are tossed back a hundred years in time and find themselves lost on East Africa's Athi Plain where mischance - or great good fortune - makes them masters of a...
An African adventure like no other. At the start of the 20th century the British East Africa Protectorate is a beautiful but savage country. A veneer ...
