A Deer Moment
March 9, 2017 7:00 pm 3 CommentsOne strangely warm February evening I leaned back against a hackberry tree alongside a deer trail, and just decided to... 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.
Growing Pawpaw Trees from Seed
March 2, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLast summer, before the brief pawpaw season arrived, I posted a blog on how to save seed to grow your... Read More →
Show and Tell at Prairie Preview
February 20, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsOver the past few months, I’ve offered suggestions on how to adapt ergonomic pack frames for carrying heavy or awkward... Read More →
Preburning a Blackline with a Propane Weed Burner
February 13, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsSo often, when you are planning a burn in prairie, wetland, or savanna, and the weather forecast looks favorable, you... Read More →
Attract Hummingbirds with Native Honeysuckle
February 2, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsHummingbirds live their lives at a frantic pace, as shown by the fact that if you hold one in your... Read More →
Taming the Drowning Machines
January 26, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsEvery few years someone drowns in the tailrace of an undershot dam somewhere in Iowa. Almost every river has one,... Read More →
Town and Country Tips on Fire Protection
January 19, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Gatlinburg, Tennessee fires of November 29th and 30th reminds me to mention that fire protection should be part of... Read More →
A Story of Reconstruction: A Before and After Woods
January 12, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsFor at least a century before development, the land where my western Johnson County neighborhood now stands – which should... Read More →
Distance Not an Issue with a Kayak Pack Frame
January 5, 2017 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn October, I offered an example of how to attach an uncomfortable backpack sprayer to a much more ergonomic pack... Read More →
Annual Report: Lon’s Butterfly Plantation 2016
December 15, 2016 7:00 pm Leave your thoughtsYou perhaps already know that in 2010 I began planting some of our rarest native trees, shrubs, and vines, whose... Read More →
