Kevin J. Cook

I favor the crossover from late summer into early autumn because trees’ foliage expresses full maturity with a greenness that proclaims Life continues. And some trees produce a fragrance th​a​t ple…

Many words get used differently between cultural references and ecological references. That difference indicates a general perception separate from intended meaning. Consider the term “erosion.”…

Feeding wild birds immediately reveals three details about you. First, you enjoy birds in some manner to some degree that suits you. Second, you are willing to share your living space with wild bir…

Hot from a July day backpacking in the West Elk Mountains near Gunnison, I stopped at a spring and used my bare hands to scoop cool water over my face. I did it a second and a third time before sta…

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Proposition 127 on the ballot has prompted more than 40 people to ask me what I think, specifically regarding how they should vote, yes or no.

Kevin Cook’s two-year effort to explore all the Loveland streets named for trees is nearing its end.

Gather a handful of acorns from one oak tree then plant them and they will germinate and grow. Gather acorns from a different oak species then plant them and they do not germinate and hence do not …

A 2-foot-tall orange plastic cone seems to belong on the street in a construction or work area, but one of those cones on a nesting platform of an osprey looks obviously out of place. That out-of-p…

Raccoons eat at birdfeeders after dark when most people have their blinds and curtains closed, which means the raccoons can feed without being seen.