Field Notes
This section compiles notes for the field. Topics include photography, detail animal descriptions, lichen descriptions...
Comparison of species...
Checklists...
Photography Notes
Photography Field Notes
Photography field notes
Field notes on photography techniques, equipment, and observations.
Plant groups
Checklists & ID Guides
dragonfly checklist
Dragonfly checklist
A checklist of dragonflies observed during field photography, organized by family and seasonal appearance.
damselfly checklist
Damselfly checklist
A checklist of damselflies observed during field photography, organized by family and seasonal appearance.
lichen checklist
Lichen checklist
A checklist of lichens observed during field photography, organized by family and growth habit.
bird checklist
Bird checklist
A checklist of birds observed during field photography, organized by family and seasonal appearance.
spider checklist
Spider checklist
A checklist of spiders observed during field photography, organized by family and seasonal appearance.
Seasonal observations, IDs, and stories.
Field Essays & Observations
First Quiet Voices of Spring
The first colors beneath bare branches.
Rue Anemones bloom after rain — fragile, pale, and brief — marking the quiet return of life to the woodland floor.
The Day of the Jumping Mushrooms
Squirrel, Turkeytail, Slimespike.
A morning story that changed under a spore print.
Comparative Notes
Comparing Four Pine Species
Austrian Pine · Jack Pine · Red Pine · Lodgepole Pine
This guide compares four common or commonly planted pines in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
Comparing Four Lichen Species
Comparative lichen study
Field comparison of four lichen species using form, surface, and growth habit.