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Caleb Venturo
May 11, 20241 min read
Learn about: Brook Trout!
While we were near Grape Creek in Colorado, we had a chance to fish for brook trout. We brought our fly rods down to the creek and cast...
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Joshua Venturo
May 3, 20241 min read
Learn about: Bighorn Sheep!
Photo by Jenny Venturo All throughout the Rocky Mountains, we were looking for bighorn sheep. We saw several signs saying “Watch for...
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Caleb Venturo
Apr 18, 20241 min read
Learn about: Collared Lizards!
Photo by Jenny Venturo The Wichita Mountains were full of cracks and crannies that were perfect for collared lizards. Our mission that...
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Joshua Venturo
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Learn about: Antlions!
Artwork by Joshua Venturo The adult antlion looks like a damselfly, and grows to about 1 ¾ (45 mm.) inches. As an adult, it eats nectar...
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Kelly Venturo
Apr 12, 20245 min read
Our Important Job
Artwork by Kelly Venturo There once were two little chipmunk brothers named Crank-bait and Curly-tail. They lived in a cozy hollow log in...
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Caleb Venturo
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Learn about: Peccaries!
Artwork by Caleb Venturo The collared peccary is a pig-like mammal that lives in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. It grows to 40 in. and...
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Kelly Venturo
Mar 7, 20243 min read
Living in the Light
Photo by Jenny Venturo Is there anything so brilliant as the sun? Every night, just as everything seems darkest, a hint of light begins...
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Kelly Venturo
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Holding Firm
Photo by Jenny Venturo Many fascinating creatures live on the rocky shores and in the mighty waters of the Pacific Ocean. Here, the...
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Kelly Venturo
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Marmot's Birthday
Photo by Jenny Venturo Once upon a time, there lived a marmot. A marmot is a large type of rodent that lives high up in the mountains....
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Joshua Venturo
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Learn about: Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)!
Artwork by Joshua Venturo Ambystoma gracile is a species of mole salamander native to the eastern Pacific coast. It grows to 8.7 inches...
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Joshua Venturo
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Learn about: Chitons!
Photo by Jenny Venturo The chiton, or sea cradle, has a shell made up of 8 shell-plates, called valves. It has a soft covering for this...
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Caleb Venturo
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Learn About: Sea Lions!
Artwork by Caleb Venturo The sea lion is a medium-sized mammal that lives in subarctic and tropical waters in all oceans except the North...
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Caleb Venturo
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Learn About: Sea Otters!
Artwork by Caleb Venturo The sea otter is a large member of the weasel family. The average sea otter weighs about 22-99 lbs., but the...
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Caleb Venturo
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Learn about: Pink Salmon (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha)
Artwork by Caleb Venturo The pink salmon is a medium-sized salmon that lives in the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. The average pink salmon...
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Caleb Venturo
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Learn About: Sea Cucumbers!
Photo by Jenny Venturo The sea cucumber is an echinoderm that lives on the ocean floor around the world. Its size ranges from 3 mm. to 10...
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Joshua Venturo
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Learn about: Pisaster ochraceus (Purple Star)!
Artwork by Joshua Venturo Pisaster ochraceus is a sea star with five arms. These arms can grow up to 10 in. long. Its color ranges from...
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Joshua Venturo
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Learn about: Dolichovespula maculate (Bald-Faced Hornet)!
Artwork by Joshua Venturo Dolichovespula maculate is native to southern Canada and the northern United States, but it is most common in...
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Caleb Venturo
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Learn about: Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)!
Artwork by Caleb Venturo The caribou is a large, deer-like mammal that lives in Alaska, Canada, and parts of Washington and Idaho. There...
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Joshua Venturo
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Learn About: Cyanocitta Stelleri (Stellar's Jay)!
Artwork by Joshua Venturo Cyanocitta stelleri is a bright blue jay native to western Canada, the western United States, and along the...
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