The Wood Wide Web
Now that monsoon season is in full swing - one of my favorite times of the year, nothing is more exciting than seeing the thunderheads...
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BORDERLANDS WILDLIFE PRESERVE
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Aspen Thies
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Bird Baths
After a day of working in the field during the summer, nothing feels better than taking an ice-cold shower when you get home. I am sure...
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Aspen Thies
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Apex vs. Mesopredators
Most often, apex predators like mountain lions, bears, and wolves dominate the news. That is because they dominate the food chain -...
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Aspen Thies
- May 13
- 3 min
Birds of a Feather: Color
Spring swiftly turned into summer, and the local birds are putting on their best suits as they molt their feathers in time for the...
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Aspen Thies
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Beavers on the Border
Even as an Arizona native, the thought of finding beavers in the riparian areas of the borderlands never occurred to me. Even seeing them...
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Aspen Thies
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Spring Bird Migration
As the snow atop the Sky Islands begins to melt and the world awakens to the warmth of longer days, the skies above Arizona will be...
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Aspen Thies
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Celebrating World Wildlife Day
Every year on March 3, the world comes together to celebrate World Wildlife Day, an occasion dedicated to raising awareness about the...
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Aspen Thies
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Snowy Structures at BWP
The Borderlands Wildlife Preserve was tucked in with a beautiful blanket of snow early this year. While it was quite literally freezing...
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Aspen Thies
- Dec 19, 2023
- 2 min
Snow Birds
As seasons change and temperatures drop, many animals prepare for the holidays by bulking up and hunkering down or migrating to warmer...
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Aspen Thies
- Nov 17, 2023
- 2 min
Playing possum or o-possum?
The common names for wildlife are ubiquitously confusing - and the possum vs opossum debate is the perfect example. So, which is correct?...
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Aspen Thies
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Turning a New Leaf
My name is Aspen Thies, the Watershed Restoration Program Coordinator at BRN and have recently been given the opportunity to manage our...
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Sep 25, 2023
- 2 min
Fond Farewell
I have recently accepted a new opportunity and will be moving on from my position as the BWP Assistant Manager. Over the past five years,...
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Aug 22, 2023
- 2 min
Geckos Are Cool When It's Hot
We all know this summer has been hot, and for those of us who stick around the desert during the summer months, we have been a little...
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Jul 20, 2023
- 2 min
Mesquites, Friend Not Foe
Summer is in full swing at the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Jun 20, 2023
- 3 min
Corridors, Connectivity, and Crossings
The Pew Charitable Trusts held the first annual Corridors, Connectivity, and Crossings conference in May of this year.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- May 25, 2023
- 2 min
Passages of Life
Some events in life are more powerful than others, marriages, births, deaths, and rites of passage like graduation or milestone birthdays.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Apr 25, 2023
- 2 min
Do You Know Your Scat?
The Borderlands Wildlife Preserve is home to a wide array of wild animals.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Mar 22, 2023
- 1 min
Connecting with Nature
The Borderlands Wildlife Preserve is primarily managed for the well-being of local plants and wildlife.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Feb 24, 2023
- 3 min
Owls
Luckily for you and us, our trail cameras within the BWP frequently capture images of some of the most beautiful and mysterious birds -owls.
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Cholla Rose Duir
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min
The Elusive Ringtail
In May of 2022, I posted on our social media sites that we still needed to capture an image of a ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) on the...
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