by Rich Leighton | Sep 21, 2018
Sound fades in forests, making trees a popular natural noise barrier. The muffling effect is largely due to rustling leaves — plus other woodland white noise, like bird songs — and just a few well-placed trees can cut background sound by 5 to 10 decibels, or about 50...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 16, 2018
The Sonoran Desert is the hottest and most biodiverse of the North American deserts, and home to 60 species of mammals, more than 350 kinds of birds, 20 amphibians, around 100 reptiles and over 2000 native species of plants. MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SONORAN DESERT MORE...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 11, 2018
The Moab Desert in eastern Utah has a very interesting history and ecosystem. The human history can be traced back over 10,000 years, and the first signs of humans appeared as signs carved into indigenous rock formations found in several places. Hundreds of species of...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 6, 2018
Only a handful of gypsum dunefields exist and New Mexico’s White Sands dunefield is by far the world’s largest, covering 275 square miles. MORE PHOTOS OF DESERTS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 1, 2018
The raspberry-like thimbleberry is one of those common members of the rose family that has been used for untold centuries by the Native American tribes. Not only are the berries (usually) sweet and full of Vitamin C, the fresh shoots can be eaten fresh and leaves can...
