Items by Christina Nealson — 9 items
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What do you do when you meet a predator?
On encountering lions and grizzlies--and their families--in the wild
by Christina Nealson, Mar 26, 2013 -
Guns are different for women in the West
As a woman, I believe I am safer with a gun in the West.
by Christina Nealson, Jan 22, 2013 -
The truth about wolves is hard to find
Some hunters claim wolves are killing too many deer and elk in northwestern Montana, but the facts indicate otherwise -- although those facts are easily lost in all the emotional rhetoric.
by Christina Nealson, Apr 26, 2012 -
This is a winter of snowy owls
Big, beautiful snowy owls are showing up far outside their usual range, much to the delight of Western birdwatchers.
by Christina Nealson, Feb 22, 2012 -
Right on, Target!
A 13-pound wild turkey in Colorado gets by despite the six inches of arrow protruding from either side of her breast.
by Christina Nealson, Dec 22, 2010 -
Springtime in the Rockies
The beautiful spring in Colorado's San Luis Valley is a bitter contrast to the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.
by Christina Nealson, Jun 10, 2010 -
Garbage grows well on the border
The many thousands of illegal immigrants who pass through Arizona border towns are leaving tons of litter in their wake.
by Christina Nealson, Apr 30, 2009 -
Rhubarb: It tastes like spring
Christina Nealson scours her small town’s alleyways, looking for rhubarb with a recipe in hand.
by Christina Nealson, Jun 04, 2007 -
In wilderness, don't phone home
Hikers who bring their cell phones into the wilderness, either for ease of rescue or instant access to the rest of the world, are missing the point of wilderness.
by Christina Nealson, Aug 17, 1998
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