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  • Spring, Truckee River Almanac / April 2, 2016

    Truckee River Almanac: March

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  • Truckee River trails, Wildlife / March 9, 2015

    Chasing birds: A walk at Lockwood Trailhead

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  • Summer, Wildlife / June 26, 2015

    Mink on the move

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  • Summer, Truckee River trails, Wildlife / August 1, 2015

    Under the Bridge in Crystal Peak Park: Cliff Swallows

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  • Citizen Science, Truckee River trails, Winter / March 19, 2015

    Phenologizing: Is Spring Coming Earlier?

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  • People and projects / March 5, 2015

    Trawling for trash with Steve Pacheco

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  • Summer, Truckee River trails / September 14, 2015

    A September Walk in Dorostkar Park

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  • Wildlife, Winter / January 30, 2015

    Mysterious mink: Is our mink population growing?

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  • Summer, Wildlife / July 11, 2015

    A week of rain and a muddy river

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  • Exploring the basin, Wildlife, Winter / February 9, 2015

    iNaturalists at Sagehen Creek

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Truckee River Trails: The Legacy Trail, Glenshire

In Summer, Truckee River trails by KelseyFitzgeraldJuly 31, 20173 Comments

This spring, flooding did a lot of damage to some of the local trails along the Truckee River. For a while, every trail that I visited was in rough shape. …

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Truckee River Trails: Mayberry Park

In Truckee River trails by KelseyFitzgeraldFebruary 2, 20172 Comments

For 2017, I want to do a series of posts on Truckee River trails. Walking by the river is a nice distraction from other things, like the news (heh). Try to …

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Truckee River Almanac: October

In Fall, Truckee River Almanac by KelseyFitzgeraldNovember 3, 20161 Comment

October is a colorful time of year along the Truckee River, with cottonwoods, willows and aspen turning to bright gold and yellow, especially toward the end of the month. Leaves of  shrubs …

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Truckee River Almanac: June and July

In Summer, Truckee River Almanac by KelseyFitzgeraldAugust 5, 20165 Comments

Author’s note: I’m playing catchup this month, so June and July blogs are combined. We welcomed a new baby into our home back in June, and it’s been hard to ...
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Truckee River Almanac: May

In Truckee River Almanac by KelseyFitzgeraldJune 4, 2016Leave a Comment

In May, the Truckee’s banks burst into bloom with sweet-smelling pink Woods’ rose, and all is lush and green. Tiny yellow flowers appear on the coyote willow, which have by ...
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Truckee River Almanac: April

In Truckee River Almanac by KelseyFitzgeraldMay 2, 2016Leave a Comment

In April, warm spells alternate with late-winter snowstorms, and wild temperature swings occur. Along the banks of the Truckee River, leaves emerge on riparian trees and shrubs such as willows ...
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Truckee River Almanac: March

In Spring, Truckee River Almanac by KelseyFitzgeraldApril 2, 2016

As winter transitions into spring, Fremont cottonwoods begin to flower along the Truckee River. Cottonwood blossoms (called “catkins”) start out as compact buds, and eventually extend into long, hanging flowers ...
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Truckee River Almanac: February

In Truckee River Almanac, Winter by KelseyFitzgeraldFebruary 29, 20161 Comment

Along the Truckee River, February is a month of subtle changes and early beginnings. Warm days bring feelings of spring, but the river corridor is still…

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Truckee River Almanac: January

In Truckee River Almanac, Winter by KelseyFitzgeraldJanuary 31, 2016Leave a Comment

January is a great time for wildlife viewing along the Truckee. The trees and shrubs are bare, with no leaves to obstruct the view of the channel, and on a ...
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2015 – Year in Review

In Uncategorized by KelseyFitzgeraldJanuary 14, 20162 Comments

It has now been just over a year since the launch of this project, so I wanted to send out some numbers from 2015: A total of 45 people sent …

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