Stop the Juneau Timber Sale - Save Washington's Legacy Forests!

 

The Juneau Timber Sale would devastate one of the last legacy forests in the Capitol Hills of Washington State. The Washington Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) utilizes bad and outdated forestry practices that are harming our public lands. Join me on a hike to Mima Falls where I expose the poor forestry practices that are rampant under the current management strategy of the WADNR: Clearcut logging, monoculture plantation forests, and the destruction of older, natural forests.

Learn more and take action: https://www.wlfdc.org/juneau

FPV drone flight, crash, and recovery from the snow!

Flying in the snowy forest with an FPV drone is fun, but dodging through narrow gaps is a dangerous sport! I tried to make a sharp turn with the DJI Avata, but had too much momentum and ended up in snow bank. Fortunately, we were able to locate it using the ESC beep, and the drone made it through without a scratch!

Stop the McCannon Timber Sale! Save old growth trees in the Cannon Creek Valley

The giant trees of Cannonball Creek are in grave peril. Unless immediate action is taken to stop the McCannon timber sale, these ancient giants will soon be cut, and this vibrant ecosystem will be lost forever. Please write to the Washington Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner Hillary Franz and tell them to cancel the McCannon timber sale.

We are losing our legacy forests at an alarming rate, and it’s vital that what little is left be protected. Please contact your Washington State representatives and Governor Inslee and ask them to protect all forests which naturally regenerated prior to 1945. 

Take action here: https://www.wlfdc.org/mccannon

Stormy Day at Coffenbury Lake

 

Dark storms loom over the dark waters of Coffenbury Lake, it's quiet waters shinning on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Fort Stevens State Park. Wind roars, thunder booms to match the crashing waves, and rain dances on the troubled waters, before calm once more settles on this idyllic haven.

Fishing boat crossing the Graveyard of the Pacific

A lonely fishing boat plies the turbulent waters of the Columbia River Bar, also known as the Graveyard of the Pacific due to how many ships this wild stretch of water has claimed over the centuries. Plumes of salt laden spray shoot skyward from the ragged waves, and fierce currents tug insistently on the keels of all vessels that pass through this gauntlet of terror.

Captured with the Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S. I shot in DX crop mode and used cropping creatively in Adobe Premiere. I used a Benro Tortoise tripod with a gimbal head to achieve smooth and stable panning shots.

Flying over Clatskanie

 

Aerial views of Clatskanie, Oregon, on a somber winter day. Flying over rivers, farms, forests, and a rural community in the Pacific Northwest. 

Red-Breasted Sapsucker

 

A red-breasted sapsucker eating sap from trees in Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. These beautiful little birds add a brilliant splash of color to the dreary gray landscapes of winter in the Pacific Northwest.