Here are more developments in the Schulman Grove Visitor Center file.
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/119017/27/
http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1346/48/
The Schulman Grove Visitor Center in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine forest was destroyed by fire on Sept 4th of this year.
Previous posts
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/09/19/even-more-on-it-just-takes-one/
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/09/11/still-more-on-it-takes-just-one/
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/09/11/more-on-it-just-takes-one-2/
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/09/09/more-on-it-just-takes-one/
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/09/08/it-just-takes-one/

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When I start out for a day, I usually have something in mind, but I don’t fixate on it.  Finding subject matter is the process of narrowing down the possibilities.  I’m always open to whatever nature provides me.  I can be driving in the middle of nowhere and see something that attracts my eye, something [...]

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This year’s trip up the Eastern Sierra did not end at its usual destination of Mono Lake.  In fact, it didn’t actually end up in the Eastern Sierra as the camping and most of the shooting was done in the White Mountains.  But nobody knows about the White Mountains or where they are.  They are one [...]

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The investigation of the Shulman Grove Visitor Center fire is complete but the results have not yet been released.  Here’s a recent post.  http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1304/48/
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.  The celebration in the Schulman Grove will continue as planned on September 20.  Also, the Methuselah Trail [...]

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The Schulman Grove Visitor Center fire investigation seems to be moving ahead very slowly.  It appears authorities are taking their time to unravel what they see as a complex situation to make sure their conclusions are well founded.  http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1290/48/
Meanwhile, John Thomas Christiana has been charged with more vandalism crimes.  He appears to be a complex [...]

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Here’s a quick status of the tragic loss of the Schulman Grove Visitor Center in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, a beautiful section of the Inyo National Forest.
Beginning in late August a rash of vandalism started in the Eastern Sierra with the area around Big Pine being ‘ground zero.’  http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/27/
Thursday morning, September 4th, the Schulman [...]

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There’s been an arrest in conjunction with the recent vandalism in the Eastern Sierra.  The cause of the fire at the Schulman Grove visitor center is still under investigation.  If it proves to be arson the person arrested will be a prime suspect.
Read more.
http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1274/48/

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The other night I was talking about the Politics of the Nature Photographer.   One comment I made was “One thing about the natural beauty we so enjoy is that it takes constant vigilance to preserve it.  One lapsed moment to greed and it’s gone forever.”
Well, it happened….  Read this…
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115529/1/
and this…
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/27/
What else can I say?

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Two weeks of political conventions have left me feeling a bit nauseous.  But, as a nature photographer, some things political have become clearer.
Instead of drilling for more domestic oil, why can’t our country embark on the environmental equivalent to the Manhattan project or the Apollo mission to develop alternative energy sources?  Instead of weaning ourselves from [...]

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Photo Review is a new program offered by Ralph Nordstrom Photography.  It is a way by which photographers can get their photographs reviewed by their peers.  This is unlike most photography sites in that the reviews are anonymous and moderated.  This encourages more honest and constructive feedback.  The results are published on the web in [...]

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