Tag Archives: Ecology

Octopus Is People Pleaser on PBS Nature and in Oscar-winning Documentary

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Judith Trojan

“What would I find out if I invited an octopus into my home?” —Professor David Scheel, Alaska Pacific University. Dr. David Scheel asked himself that question after spending more than two decades studying rare octopus species in remote regions around … Continue reading →

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Sex, Lies and Butterflies Soars Again on PBS Nature

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Judith Trojan

“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”–Hans Christian Andersen. When was the last time you came face to face with an actual butterfly? I’m an avid gardener; and as the … Continue reading →

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Sex, Lies and Butterflies Soars on PBS Nature

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Judith Trojan

When was the last time you came face to face with an actual butterfly?  And I don’t mean a computer generated knock-off! (If  you’re currently watching the quirky Alan Ball series, Here and Now, on HBO, you’ve seen more than … Continue reading →

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Yosemite and Climate Change Converge on PBS Nature

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Judith Trojan

“Yosemite is natural beauty on a grand scale.” That statement is hard to dispute if you’ve ever visited the National Parks (Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite) in the Sierra Nevada mountains stretching some 400 miles through eastern California into Nevada.  In Yosemite, a … Continue reading →

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Why We Celebrate Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Judith Trojan

Like me, you probably carry plastic water bottles around wherever you go.  They’re cheap, easy to use and too easy to discard.  They’re also dangerous.  Aside from the toxins that have been targeted in their manufacture, their disposal is choking our planet. According … Continue reading →

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