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Making a Nature Photography Hotspot - how taking care of the small things leads to more opportunities for my workshop participants.
The conservation work at Hackberry Farm is a long-term process. For the past five years, I've been working on my conservation plan.
Russell Graves
Feb 91 min read
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Desert Wetlands - In search of one of Texas' rarest natural treasures
It’s unusual to see a diver down sign in the middle of the desert. In Toyahvale, Texas, one is prominent on the facade of the Desert...
Russell Graves
Aug 4, 20248 min read
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Dirty Nails and Goat Slobber - Teaching Kids to Love the Outdoors
It's a simple, yet profound statement: Kids belong outside. Â
Russell Graves
Jun 30, 20248 min read
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FARMING FOR FIREFLIES - Following Aldo Leopold’s nearly century-old conservation blueprint, this is how I'm working to restore wildlife habitat to a hay farm.
I lived in the Texas Panhandle’s southeastern corner for 26 years. On a whim, my wife and I decided to move our family back to our hometown
Russell Graves
Apr 21, 20247 min read
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Redlands Ranch - A Nature Photography Experience
For about the past ten years, I've been working on a photography guest ranch.
Russell Graves
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Conservation Spotlight: Fencerow Habitat
Bobwhite quail are in trouble. Nationwide, the species is on the perilous brink of collapse, and unfortunately, its numbers have been on the
Russell Graves
Mar 24, 20245 min read
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Species Spotlight: The Red Wolf's Re-Discovery?
Driving through the dark at 5:30 am in August of 2019, I see the shape of an unknown canine dash in front of my headlights. I am winding...
Russell Graves
Feb 18, 202410 min read
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Welcome to Snake Town - Notes from the Field
It's a video that set social media abuzz (literally) yesterday. While I wouldn't call it a viral video, it did get some attention.
Russell Graves
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Species Spotlight: The Secret Life of Bobcats
A sighting can set social media abuzz.
Someone spots a bobcat in their backyard, and they take a quick smartphone pic and immediately post
Russell Graves
Jan 20, 20248 min read
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Alaskan Waters - Notes from the Field
It's cold here. It is colder than most would think it would get in Texas, but the wind whips across a single-digit landscape to drop the...
Russell Graves
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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The Bison Comeback - How one man saw the future of the bison and saved the species from oblivion
All morning, the pair observed a herd of bison grazing along Wolf Creek in the northern Texas Panhandle. Watching soon gave way to the task
Russell Graves
Dec 11, 20238 min read
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