OWAA OUTDOOR VOICES
Use Your Outdoor Voices
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Toyota: Yellowstone campus powered by reused Camry batteries
About 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt referred to Yellowstone as a “wonderland,” and said, “The creation and preservation of such a great natural playground, in the interest of our people as a whole, is a credit to the nation.”
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Smart phone map apps that get you there and back
In my job I’m often deployed to remote places to photograph and write about parcels of land that have recently been protected or otherwise conserved.
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Photographing fish: Tips for behind the lens
On the previous page, Matt Copeland shared some hard learned advice for how to get better fish photos when handling fish in front of the lens.
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Photographing fish: Tips for in front of the lens
The blog I run with Steven Brutger, Stalking the Seam, has published 148 photographs of fish, some better than others.
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Greybeards and green ribbons: A first-timer reflects on OWAA’s conference in Knoxville, Tennessee
With Knoxville, Tennessee, in my rearview mirror, my first OWAA Conference was done.
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As print goes digital, journalists adapt: a newspaperman embraces video and lists
First, I have to apologize for starting off with a cliché, but I think I can justify it.
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OWAA money matters
As President of OWAA, I feel our organization’s financial matters are among the most important things for me to monitor.
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Bookshelf
The Adventures of Bubba Jones: Time Traveling Through the Great Smoky Mountains
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Spencer E. Turner: Iron man in chest waders
When each of us writes -30- at the end of our career, we will have left tracks in the sand. Not all of us blaze trails, however, and fewer still will be able to look back and see, as Spencer E. Turner can, that they opened new frontiers.
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Outdoor places reflect national values
Sometimes you hear a presentation from someone who just “gets it.”
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Selling products by telling stories
Put 10 photographers in a room. Toss a technical jacket into the middle of the group and ask each professional how they would photograph it.
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Writing reviews readers can use
I founded The Well-read Naturalist in 2009 after noticing how many interesting books on natural history subjects languished for lack of attention.