Over-Flight of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Graham Farm and Nature Center!
My friend Tim Kelley, a licensed pilot for 44 years, graciously treated me to an overflight of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Graham Farm and Nature Center in Jackson County’s Paint Rock River Valley. We departed Huntsville Executive Airport on August 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM under clear skies at 90 degrees Fahrenheit. My objective […]
“Sharing My Story” with CoHort-II of RaMP-Woods to Water (W2W) at ACES Graham Center!
I returned to Graham Farm and Nature Center at 7:30 AM on August 22, 2026. The ten Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureate, Woods to Water (RaMP-W2W) participants and three program staff arrived mid-afternoon the previous day. Staff stayed overnight in the GFNC Conestoga wagon accommodations; students overnighted in tents adjacent to the pavilion. I was […]
Late August Query at Nearby Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge — Is It Really Old Growth?
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from June 16 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/06/16/brief-form-post-62-bringing-the-outside-in-at-nashvilles-gaylord-resort/) Since establishing a permanent retirement residence in Madison, Alabama, in 2018, I’ve explored the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge […]
Brief-Form Post #68: Special Features above the Center Farmhouse at Graham Farm and Nature Center
[Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from June 10 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/06/10/curiosities-oddities-mysteries-and-seasonal-features-on-the-n-al-land-trusts-oak-park-trail/)] I am pleased to add the 68th of my GBH Brief-Form Posts (Less than five minutes to read!) to my […]
Scoping a Tree Identification Trail on the Waterfall Loop at Graham Farm and Nature Center!
[Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from June 3, 2026 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/06/03/brief-form-post-61-mid-february-olli-eagle-safari-at-lake-guntersville-state-park/)] Fellow retired forester Chris Stuhlinger and I returned to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Graham Farm and Nature […]
Brief-Form Post #67: Autumn Signals on A 90+ Degree Mid-September Day in Beaverdam Swamp
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from May 27, 2026 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/05/27/early-signs-of-spring-on-the-goldsmith-schiffman-wildlife-sanctuary/) I am pleased to add the 67th of my GBH Brief-Form Posts (Less than five minutes to […]
A Couple of Mid-Summer Hours to Kill at Huntsville’s Gateway to the Majestic Tennessee River!
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from May 17, 2026 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/05/17/lawson-branch-loop-shoal-creek-preserve-spring-2026/) A friend requested transportation to and from a hospital in Huntsville, Alabama, for a diagnostic test that would […]
Brief-Form Post #66: My Tribute to Wendell Berry, a Conservationist for the Ages!
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from May 13 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/05/13/brief-form-post-60-oddities-curiosities-and-mysteries-in-a-wheeler-national-wildlife-refuge-bottomland-hardwood-forest/) I am pleased to add the 66th of my GBH Brief-Form Posts (Less than five minutes to read!) […]
Brief-Form #65: Large-scale Southern Pine Bettle Kill on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville State!
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from May 6 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/05/06/brief-form-post-59-nashville-tn-finding-nature-where-you-are/) I am pleased to add the 65th of my GBH Brief-Form Posts (Less than five minutes to read!) […]
Teaching Beyond the Walls: An Alabama State Parks Workshop at Monte Sano State Park
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from April 29 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/04/29/brief-form-post-58-forest-discoveries-while-measuring-tree-heights-on-monte-sano-state-park/) I assisted the Alabama State Park staff in delivering the Teaching Beyond the Walls: Alabama’s Ecology In Action […]
Mid-June Exploration on Trails New to Me on Lake Guntersville State Park!
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from April 21 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/04/21/brief-form-post-57-reflection-in-on-beaverdam-tupelo-swamp-wheeler-national-wildlife-refuge/) On-site to attend the Alabama State Parks Foundation board meeting (June 18, 2026), at Lake Guntersville State Park, […]
Brief-Form Post #64: Mid-June Visit to a WNWR Bottomland Forest and a Drying Buckeye Impoundment!
NOTE: Some of my GBH photo essays were not routinely distributed from mid-February through mid-June. I will resend those one by one, beginning the first week of July. Here is my Post from April 15 (https://stevejonesgbh.com/2026/04/15/brief-form-post-56-quick-circuit-of-the-dallas-fanning-nature-preserve/) I am pleased to add the 64th of my GBH Brief-Form Posts (Less than five minutes to read!) […]