The Kinglet Migration
May 2, 2019 6:00 pm 2 CommentsEvery April I set aside occasional moments to witness the migration of the kinglets. I’m impressed that anything that small... Read More →
Author Archives for Lon Drake
About Lon Drake
This old guy's favorite large-scale conservation projects include integrating soils, water, plants, and animals, especially native species. I still bike through my South Sycamore stormwater management system from 2001.
Building Better Shrike Habitat
April 25, 2019 6:00 pm 2 CommentsIowa City finished construction of the South Sycamore Outlet Wetlands in 2001 and planted it in 2002-03. Early in 2003... Read More →
Mudders, For Walking on Mud
April 18, 2019 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsAs winter retreated this year, it left us with a rather soggy landscape. It took several weeks after the snow... Read More →
The Magic Measuring Stick
April 11, 2019 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsSometimes when you fell a tall tree, you want to know how far from the stump it will reach. Will... Read More →
Deer Repellent II
April 4, 2019 6:00 pm 1 CommentDuring the winter of 2017-18, I tested a deer repellent on young and vulnerable arbor vitae at our home in... Read More →
Climate III – Visualizing Our Big Picture
March 28, 2019 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsMy blog about the drivers for our local climate noted that the Rockies and the Appalachians play an important role... Read More →
Climate II: Climate Change
March 21, 2019 6:00 pm 1 CommentIn 1974, Dick Baker and I were teaching an introductory environmental class at the University of Iowa. One of our... Read More →
Climate I – The Drivers
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsOur weather lately has been the talk of the town. Following up on a recent Prairie Preview conversation, I will... Read More →
Kentucky Coffeetree III: An Ecological Enigma
March 7, 2019 7:00 pm 1 CommentMost of the tree species in our native sylva either have a reciprocity agreement with animals, in which the tree... Read More →
Living Snowfences
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsBack in the 1980s a lot of us were promoting living snowfences to control snow drifting on the most difficult... Read More →
