Using Herbicides? Try Precision Spraying!
August 25, 2016 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsby Lon Drake There’s been much debate – sometimes heated – over whether to use herbicides in weed control. What... Read More →
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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.
Conversation Brings Back Nature Trail Memories
August 18, 2016 6:00 pm 4 Commentsby Lon Drake This summer, while biking the Clear Creek Trail, I encountered long-time Bur Oak Land Trust supporter Alan... Read More →
Liatris Lesson: Carelessness Has Consequences
August 8, 2016 3:48 pm Leave your thoughtsSome thirty-odd years ago, I took my geology field class on a walking tour along some railroad tracks in south-central... Read More →
Are You Ready for Pawpaw Season?
August 1, 2016 6:00 pm 3 CommentsAre you ready for this year’s pawpaw season? It’s coming up in the next couple of weeks through early September.... Read More →
Consequences of Declining Insect Populations
July 21, 2016 6:00 pm 3 CommentsI subscribe to an assortment of nature-based magazines and newsletters, and recently there have been several stories in which people... Read More →
Do You Have a Front Row Seat for Nature’s Productions?
July 14, 2016 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsI have my own balcony seat for stage productions. It is not at Hancher Auditorium and it welcomes flooding, producing... Read More →
We Shall Gather by the River
July 7, 2016 6:00 pm 1 CommentGrandma always said that fresh air and sunshine were good for what ails you. And modern studies have documented that... Read More →
The “Achilles Heel” of Multiflora Rose
June 30, 2016 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsMultiflora rose has been one of our longest recognized invasive species. Originally imported from Japan, it was promoted and distributed... Read More →
Managing Paper Wasps with Grease
June 16, 2016 6:00 pm 5 CommentsEvery year in late spring wasps build a paper nest under my shed door overhang. This wouldn’t be an issue... Read More →
Effects of Diversity: Boom and Bust in Hummingbird Heaven
June 2, 2016 6:00 pm 1 CommentThe natural world is a complex place, so when we try to understand causes and effects, it is easier to... Read More →
