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I’m going to be on the Radio!

June 23, 2023 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

Today at  11:30am on KXCR Community Radio Station | Florence, Oregon  we may find out the answer to that age…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Beyond Your Front Door Northwest, Dina Pavlis, Radio interview

Oops! Corrected version of ‘Researching a Profile’ now available.

June 16, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I apologize to all of my subscribers because I somehow failed to add photos to the blog ‘Researching a Profile’.…

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Researching a Profile

Dan Nelson 11 Comments

I decided to write this blog because, at only 558 species, it is quite likely that many folks will find…

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A Trip to Canyon Creek

June 9, 2023 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

On Tuesday, June 6th, I finally made it up to Canyon Creek, in nw Clark County, Washington, for an evening…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Adventures of a recreational naturalist, Mothing, UV lights for moths

First mothing trip of the year

June 2, 2023 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

It’s been hard for me to get started with this years mothing. First there was Pam’s convalescence, then just the…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Mothing, Running lights, UV lights for invertebrtes

Equinoctial evaluations

May 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 52 Comments

I got clean and sober on the 1st day of fall in 2009. I did not choose that day for…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Changes in the website, philosophical musings

Pivoting

November 18, 2022 Dan Nelson 17 Comments

The extended excursion I recently made to southern Oregon and northern California was initially conceived as a search for lichens…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Chetco River, Devil's Churn, Oregon Myrtle, Redwoods

Exploring attachment to outcomes

August 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 25 Comments

This blog is much more philosophy (though it could be said to devolve into self help at times) than natural…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Lao Tzu, Mt St Helens National Monument, non-attachment

Refocusing in Retirement

April 28, 2022 Dan Nelson 62 Comments

When I retired last December I had big plans for this site. My delusions encompassed the idea that I would…

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Evolution of a Recreational Naturalist

September 28, 2021 Dan Nelson 16 Comments

Text of a presentation given to the Scarab Society on September 27, 2021 Hi Everybody! My name is Dan Nelson,…

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