Tag Archives: nature

Trees of Lake Tahoe – The Deciduous Trees

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Alder, Maple, and Nuttall’s Flowering Dogwood make beautiful bowers over swift, cool streams at an elevation of from 3000 to 5000 feet, mixed more or less with willows and cottonwood; and above these in lake basins the aspen forms fine … Continue reading →

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Library expansion

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

If there is anything that I love as much as beetles, it’s books! Pulling a handsome, leatherbound volume from its location on the shelf and smelling the aging paper while leafing through its pages quickens my pulse the way no … Continue reading →

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Winter botany quiz #5

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

This may be the last winter botany quiz for awhile, but I did come across this interesting little plant on my recent visit to Lake Tahoe that doesn’t fit neatly into any other category upon which I have (or will … Continue reading →

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An extendable handle for insect nets

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

For many years, my standard insect collecting gear has been a beating sheet and a short-handled aerial net (see small photo at right in “The Author” or the full-sized version under About). From the deciduous forests of the Ozark Highlands … Continue reading →

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Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle – range map

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Those of you on RSS feed might be interested in revisiting my previous post, Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle on ARKive.  I’ve added a Google screen shot to the post that shows a visual perspective of the entire range of … Continue reading →

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Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle on ARKive

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

I’ve been meaning to write about ARKive for awhile now. ARKive is a unique collection of videos, images and fact-files assembled from among the world’s very best wildlife videographers and photographers in an attempt to create a centralized digital library … Continue reading →

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Myths about why Lake Tahoe does not freeze

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

In my recent post, Born of glaciers, I touched on the formation of Lake Tahoe and discussed the glacial origins of Emerald Bay and nearby Fallen Leaf and Donner Lakes.  At the end of that post, I listed some interesting facts … Continue reading →

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Trees of Lake Tahoe – The “Other” Conifers

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

The inviting openness of the Sierra woods is one of their most distinguishing characteristics. The trees of all the species stand more or less apart in groves, or in small, irregular groups, enabling one to find a way nearly everywhere, … Continue reading →

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