We speak of disease; if a parasite is causing the disease, it is called a pathogen, from the Greek pathos and gens --a bearer of suffering.

Found these beauties in the Buffalo Hills area north of Pyramid Lake and west of Gerlach, NV. Sagebrush Buttercup ( Ranunculus glaberrim...

It's official and even since we have had spring-like weather for most of winter, spring is here!  It's my favorite! I can't wait...

Keep it Green!!!

Mushroom Soup! Dan was feeling ill yesterday (Monday), so I thought I would make some soup for dinner, however, I didn't want to ma...

Up in Sweetwater Canyon A couple of weeks ago I went down past Wellington Nevada for work. We went to both the sweetwater mountains and ...

I found my first wildflower of 2014 on 2/16/2014, in the Virginia/Flowery Range.  It is a lomatium which is not unusual for our area, in yea...

From: http://www.nisaw.org/ National Invasive Species Awareness Week is scheduled for February 23-28. And according to experts with the W...