preservation – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

The idea of wilderness needs no defense

By Mia McPherson|November 20th, 2014|Categories: Conservation, Emery County, Environment, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: conservation, nature photography, preservation, wilderness|

This past Saturday I watched the movie "Wrenched" with two dear friends so it seemed only fitting to share a quote from Edward Abbey some time this week.

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San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument designation in the future?

By Mia McPherson|June 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Emery County, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: bird watching, birding, bunting, buntings, canyons, cliffs, conservation, deserts, dry washes, geological feature, hidden valleys, Hoodoos, Lazuli Bunting, mesas, National Monument designation, nature photography, petroglyphs, preservation, reefs, sandstone, state park|

I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.

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Earth Day 2014

By Mia McPherson|April 22nd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: American White Pelican, bird photography, birds, Canis latrans, conservation, Coyote, Earth Day, environment, nature photography, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, preservation, wildlife, wildlife photography|

It is Earth Day and I wanted to write about it this morning. A LOT of good has come from everyone's involvement in Earth Day but there is still so much to be done.

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Fracking does not belong in our National Wildlife Refuges

By Mia McPherson|April 18th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Environment, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: Buteo swainsoni, conservation, environment, fracking, National Wildlife Refuges, oil, pollution, preservation, Swainson's Hawk|

Oil and gas companies want to come in our National Wildlife refuges to explore for oil and natural gas, they want to exploit; not preserve and protect, the resources found within the boundaries of our National Wildlife System.

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