I’ve been messing around looking for regions of North American that I’ve unfairly ignored in the Networking spotlight. They undoubtedly exist but because they’re located in an area with limited blog coverage they simply haven’t jumped out at me. The largest area that seems to be missing consists of the Rocky Mountain region, a spine of rick that runs practically the length of the continent. So that’s what I’m looking for, blog based in those most mountainous of states and Canadian provinces. Hit me up at naswick (at) gmail (dot) com.
And because I can’t resist, here’s the very first Networking post, from my home state of North Carolina. At least those blogs that still exists…
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As the adage goes, write about what you know, it’s the thing that probably led most of us to nature blogging in the first place. For many of us, where we live informs our blogging a great deal, especially considering our particular niche requires a fairly deep understanding of our local idiosyncrasies. So with that in mind I’m going to start with something I know well, North Carolina, which just so happens to be a state with a wide diversity of subjects, places and bloggers.
Now I may rightly be accused of a bit of nepotism in that I begin with my adopted home state, and well, guilty as charged. But I personally enjoy the wealth of top-notch nature blogging that can be found within the borders of the Old North State, and even if you’ve never visited, or never plan to, there’s something that you may find worthwhile.
So without further ado…
- Further west on the Piedmont plateau we head to the home of Greensboro Birds, where Iris holds court. There are some really nice photos of birds and bugs, and on this day above all, who can resist casting their vote for an old favorite?
- There must be something in the water down here that encourages the contemplative. You can certainly find it at Jason Delisle’s great whatitslikeout. We share the same stomping grounds, though I’ve never met him, and his vivid descriptions remind me that I need to get out, the sooner the better.
- While the emotional highs of the epic Ivory-billed Woodpecker story have tempered somewhat (regardless of how you feel about it), we shouldn’t forget that there are those still in the swamps making the effort to confirm the rediscovery. IBWO blogs have come and gone but cyberthrush’s Ivory-bills Live! is the place to get the skinny on the continuing search effort.
- Part of the team at Discovery Blogs, Deep Sea News is based in Durham. Consistently one of the top blogs in the NBN, this is a wealth of information on the world’s largest environment, and one with no shortage of wild new discoveries.
- Nature can be as far as the swamps of the south or as close as your backyard, as we learn from Chad and Brandy at Our Backyard Life. Making your own backyard more amenable to wildlife is a little something nearly all of us can do, and there’s a lot that we can share.
- That’s Mary’s View as well. There’s no shortage of nature wherever you look, Mary takes on all comers and usually has nice photos too.
- Last, but not least, there’s me at The Drinking Bird. Very little else needs to be said about that.
Do you blog from North Carolina? Did I miss you? Let me know in the comments, I don’t want to leave you out.
We Tarheels have a lot to say about nature and our state. Give these blogs and bloggers some love!
