Finding Jewels in Your Garden to Keep the Winter Blues at Bay
February 18, 2016 12:00 pm Leave your thoughtsWe are all looking forward to getting back in the garden. At this time of year, I look for color... 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.
2015 Annual Report for Rare Butterfly/ Rare Plant Project
January 5, 2016 3:28 pm 2 CommentsFor the last half century, I have seen the habitat values of southeast Iowa steadily diminish, part of a process... Read More →
Support Conservation with this Improved Bat House Design
November 17, 2015 3:58 pm Leave your thoughtsby Lon Drake When I was a kid, the window of our homing pigeon loft overlooked a wetland. Sometimes I... Read More →
