A Flock, A Covey, A What???
Do you know what a group of Ravens is called? What about a group of peacocks, snipe or hummingbirds? Here is a list of Bird Collectives, terms that you can… gamebirds and gamebird Breeders Online. Welcome to gamebirds and gamebird Breeder Online Resource Directory. Featuring gamebirds, gamebird Breeders and gamebird [...]
Winter OR 2008
This gear program is a report on the Winter 2008 outdoor Retailer’s Expo. What’s cool in next year’s winter gear? Jason Boyle and Christopher Nicolai report on the most interesting gear they hope to test for BackpackGearTest.ORG. They comment on products by: GoLite, Rab, Patagonia, Mountainsmith, MontBell, Cilogear, Aspen Aerogel, Easton, Garmont, and Teko Socks. As a wrap-up, Backpack Gear Test founder Jerry Goller tells us that they get more gear to review than their reviewers can keep up with. You might be able to get free gear to review. Read: How to become a tester. Show number 123 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,394,028 bytes] Show number 123, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:24; 5,473,242 bytes] Show number 123 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.
Thanks Ranger Boyers!
This wild places program is a thanks and tribute to Yosemite National Park’s wilderness manager, Ranger Laurel Boyers. Ranger Boyers is retiring from the park after 31 years of service on October 1st. We hear from Mike Tollefson, the superintendent of Yosemite National Park. Mike comments on Ranger Boyers’ Career. Steve interviews Laurel Boyers, who talks about her experiences in the span of her career. We understand that Laurel Boyers and her husband, also a park service employee, will soon be taking some time to visit other national parks. We thank her for her service in the interest of preserving Yosemite’s wilderness, and wish her the best in her future adventures and endeavors. Show number 105 [MP3 format; length 9:54; 2,377,271 bytes] Show number 105, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:59; 5,761,013 bytes] Show number 105 script This edition was made possible by: A Berkeley-based publisher of outdoor guidebooks and maps for California and beyond. From the peaks of Yosemite to the stairways of San Francisco, we’ve helped people find their way in the outdoors for over 40 years. JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.
JOHNS old FLAT
From: PRO53 (1 post) two masts ketch 40 ft – $120,000 design Linton Hope; constr. Courtney&Birkett; Southwick,1903, English 09 (Lloyd’s Register of Yachts) wood(teak)yawl, prop.wind,sails 903 sq.ft.;orig.name Gaviota. Since 1942 ketch Bermuda, added engine. Since 2001 sailing [...]
Calling for Help Revisited
This skills program is an overview of some of the ways you can call for help from the wilderness. Have you ever thought about how you’d get help if you needed it? Out of all the different ways you could let somebody know about your situation, some of them work better than others. This is an updated version of our program number 37 of April 13, 2006. Steve talks about simple signaling techniques, like whistles, signal mirrors, and smoke signals, and then discusses various phones and radio technologies. He talks to Caroline Semerdjian at Sprint-Nextel. She mentions a page to find out their network coverage by zip-code. We replay a comment by Sgt. Phil Caporale of the Fresno County Sheriff’s search and rescue unit from A Winter Storm Warning (our editions #15 & #16), where he talks about problems with satellite phones. Steve talks to Bill Jeffrey about amateur (or “ham”) radio. Bill created and maintains a web site called the Pacific Crest Trail Repeater Guide. Amateur radio is still the primary choice for most volunteer search and rescue organizations. We also hear about Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) from Doug Ritter, a survival skills consultant and journalist who operates the Equipped to Survive Foundation. Laurel Boyers, who recently retired as Yosemite National Park’s wilderness manager, talks about how easy access to rescue services makes the wilderness less wild. Finally, we hear from Tim Kovacks of the Mountain Rescue Association. Links to more information about a number of these communication and signaling options are listed in the pages linked below, under To Find Out More… Show number 122 [MP3 format; length 9:57; 2,393,099 bytes] Show number 122, extended version [MP3 format; length 10:32; 5,059,684 bytes] Show number 122 script To find out more… JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.
Foot and mouth may cost agriculture more than 12m
Guardian Unlimited – Bird scarers explode every 20 minutes day and night.” Normal November work on the farm – the sowing of winter wheat and fertiliser spreading – is at a standstill. Where will Mr Eyres get high quality cattle as replacements? “I don’t know, but I can
