Because They Are the Future
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm 2 CommentsYou probably already know that Prairie Preview is going to convene for the 36th time – on March 5th. Like... 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.
Kentucky Coffeetree II: The Coffee
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn modern eras, there has been speculation about whether the early Kentucky pioneers actually made coffee from the seeds of... Read More →
Kentucky Coffeetree I: A Rare Species
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm 4 CommentsOf all the trees in our native sylva, Kentucky coffeetree is probably the least familiar and the most misunderstood. So... Read More →
Message from the Winter Wind
January 31, 2019 7:05 pm 2 CommentsWell, our January thaw is over. The north wind is hissing through the white pines again and yesterday’s mushy soils... Read More →
Animal Tracking III: The Rabbit and the Owl
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm 1 CommentIn our most recent issue of Heritage, Jason Taylor mentioned seeing a photo of the tracks left in the snow... Read More →
Animal Tracking Part II: We Are All Individuals
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week’s snow captures tracks quite well. An early step to tracking animals is to first track humans. And one... Read More →
A Chimney Swift View from the Roof, from the Past to the Future
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm 2 CommentsMy son Reed bought an old house in Oxford, badly in need of repair. So one fine June morning we... Read More →
The Life of a White Pine
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm 7 CommentsWhite pine was originally a key player in the Great Lakes and New England ecosystems. A few little outliers of... Read More →
A Few Notes About Camouflage
December 20, 2018 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsMany people, who are interested in watching/documenting/hunting wild animals, improve their odds of success by wearing camouflage. Camo can also... Read More →
Adventures in Conservation: Convicts with Knives
December 13, 2018 7:00 pm 1 CommentIn 2005, Judy Joyce and I were working on an erosion control project on the banks of Clear Creek. We... Read More →
