Post Tagged with: "2010 Year of Biodiversity"

On December 13th, 2010, the US Fish & Wildlife Service published a long-awaited report on the potential listing of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) under the Endangered Species Act. Rare by nature, the 30lb (14kg) wolverine has achieved mythical status for its ability to kill moose hindered by deep snow and [...]

The Wolverine is one of the most fascinating and least understood animals on the planet. This small, rare, and elusive creature may be able to kill a moose or fend a grizzly off a kill, but it faces serious threats such as climate change for which it is no match.

We are pleased to announce that Open Space, our production for Sonoran Institute, has picked up another Official Selection at the CINE International Film Festival in Missoula. We will be at the opening reception on October 19th at 6 p.m. Filmmakers at the Roxy drinking beer and talking conservation! What [...]

We are pleased to announce that our short films have picked up two more Official Selections, and in the same festival no less! Open Space and Crossroads both made the cut at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival this year. We plan on attending, so we’ll see you there!

The Northern Rockies are experiencing one of the largest pine white (Neophasia menapia) irruptions in decades. Pine trees, mostly ponderosas, are filled with billions of white butterflies.

This week we journeyed yet again back to the cottonwood gallery along a nearby creek to see what breeding birds we might find. Here are two quintessential sights from a warm morning in the gallery. This male Lazuli bunting glances up at one of its mates, a dull brown female, [...]

Here is a quick little sequence from our ramblings down along the creek this week. The sequence was shot using a Canon 7D and a newly constructed dolly that doubles as a solar panel support. Enjoy

The prolonged rainy weather in the Northern Rockies has finally given way to a spectacular green up and wildflower season. On this hill the incessant wind creates conditions equivalent to that of alpine tundra. As a result, many alpine tundra plant species can be found here at a surprisingly low [...]

This is a short web film produced for Montana Audubon addressing the impact oil & gas development has on sage grouse, a species recently warranted by the USFWS as worthy of protection under the Endangered Species Act. This film includes interviews with David Sibley, Dave Naugle, and Amy Cilimburg. You [...]

We caught a fleeting glimpse of these incredibly fast pronghorns out in the Big Hole Valley. A late spring skif of snow blankets the foothills. This valley will soon be green, and just as quickly turn brown. A red-tailed hawk surveys the landscape for prey, with the Bitteroot Mountains in [...]