Fourteen Days in a Blind

Today’s accessibility to stream entire seasons of a show makes it easier than ever to become hooked on a series and watch from start to finish. We fall in love with the characters, cheering their successes and mourning their failures and losses. We love watching their stories unfold, unable to wait an extra minute to see what hardships they will Read More …

A Day at the Beach

The shores of Long Island, New York are bursting with new life right now. Black Skimmers are mating. Piping Plovers, Least and Common Terns and American Oystercatchers are nesting or raising their young in varying stages of development. In late June I spent two days out on the island. Between thunderstorms and heavy rain, I only managed a single sunrise Read More …

Chomper Goes Home

In September 2011 a devastating flood wreaked havoc on the town of Owego, NY. During those few days a concerned citizen found a young snapping turtle, since named Chomper, who had been stranded. He was brought to Waterman Conservation Education Center which became his temporary home. In December 2017, high school senior and licensed rehabilitator, Anna Llewellyn, volunteered to care Read More …

“Pasajes de Agua” (Water Passages)

I spent a week in March at a Women Wildlife Filmmakers Workshop at Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama. Co-lead by two amazing conservation filmmakers Morgan Heim and Jenny Nichols, the workshop was a very intense week of instruction and hands on experience. For each project we paired up in groups of two. With my partner, Jordan Hoffmaster, our final project Read More …