Mason Cain

I, Mason Cain, took all of these photos on November 16th, 2025, at The Nature Conservancy's South Cape May Meadows Preserve. I was doing some birthday biking in Cape May that day, and decided I would do some hiking here on one of my stops. 

Recently the Secretary of The Interior Doug Burgum, along with Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy, celebrated through the signing of multiple pieces of legislation on what they boasted as a celebratory “Alaska Day”. The two most important, and controversial, pieces of legislation are what I am going to summarize in this short blog.

        I thought I would organize five congressional bills from the House Natural Resources Committee (mostly) I find interesting and worth watching the progress of, and these are not necessarily bad! Each link brings you to congress.gov, and on it you can find all the information on the bill, its progress through congress, and who to contact if you wish to comment on it.

Every fall two natural phenomenon's take place, the annual Monarch Butterfly Migration back south and the blooming of Goldenrod. Most of people think of "field" types of goldenrod at first, famous for making fall fields seem golden. Most people also don't seem to know about the Monarchs perilous journey down to Mexico it takes every autumn, and I thought I would highlight not only this incredible migration but also a different type of Goldenrod that fuels the Monarch's migration as they stumble along the Atlantic Flyway; Seaside Goldenrod.

Taken in Washington and Jefferson National Forest

In the most developed state in the nation, along the southern shoreline at the mouth of the Delaware River, lays a vast expanse of productive farms, forest, waters and salt-marsh. The views are world class, and the wildlife is something many take for granted. However, it is a system under strain as well. Human development, past and present, has taken its toll, and the effects of climate change are easy to see. This page of the site  attempts to bring to light this incredible ecosystem, culture and the communities that make it up.

The largest of all Nuthatches in North America, this bird is always great to see!

List Made By: Mason Cain

Now a common sight in coastal New Jersey, these migratory raptor's were nearly extirpated from the Garden State at one point.