Outdoors Magazine

Ruby Mountains: Island in a Paleozoic Sea Or Metamorphic Core Complex?

Deformed lower crustal rocks high in the Ruby Mountains. How did this happen?!In August of 1868, Clarence King's Survey of the Fortieth Parallel arrived in the... Read more

The 01 March 2022 by Hollis
Tree-following in the Footsteps of Wyoming Botanists

Balsam poplar in Montana in August. Photo by Matt Lavin who writes: "Balsam popular is the most common poplar in montane riparian settings in western... Read more

The 13 March 2022 by Hollis
Fern Seeds?

Woodsia (left) and Polystichum; from "A popular history of the British ferns" 1862, BHL.Today we start with a quiz with one question:TRUE or FALSE? Spores are... Read more

The 23 March 2022 by Hollis
Holy Hoppin' Horsetail Spores!

Equisetum hyemale is an able colonizer in spite of its lazy sporangia. Nevada roadcut, Matt Lavin photo.Do you know the horsetails, also known as scouring... Read more

The 31 March 2022 by Hollis