Heavenly Mountain Resort, California, beats its neighbors in snowmaking capacity by a wide margin.

This count has become a tradition among many of the nation's birders and nature observers ... Typically, we have a snow cover, and this cold blanket is great for telling us of the mammal activities.

Last weekend, after giving a talk on the dynamics of snow and the animals that depend on it to survive cold winters at the Appalachian Mountain Club ... Read more of her Nature News columns ...