“Abundance of color” : Mural at Belgum Grove shines
September 6, 2020
This summer, something colorful came to Bur Oak Land Trust’s Belgum Grove. Elena Wolff, a former AmeriCorps member at the... Read More →
Tippy Trees: Lessons From The Storm
September 3, 2020
When the storm of Aug. 10, 2020, roared through Cedar Rapids and Marion, the devastation was pretty complete. Among the... Read More →
The Advantages of Contiguous Conservation Properties
August 27, 2020
For conservation nonprofits there is always the challenge of getting the most conservation from a limited landscape. A good... Read More →
Elderberry: For the Birds
August 20, 2020
This year, with an abundance of spring and early summer rainfall, our native wild elderberries bloomed prolifically. The huge, white... Read More →
Buttonbush – Iowa’s Mangrove
August 13, 2020
Everyone knows that mangrove trees grow in thickets along tropical marine shorelines. They protect the shore from erosion during storms... Read More →
Nothing To Do? How About Some Nature Art?
August 7, 2020
A good place to begin your adventures into drawing nature art is to start with your name. Design a font... Read More →
Nothing To Do? Press Some Plants
July 30, 2020
It may be hot and humid out there, but a lot of our favorite plant ancestors came from the tropics... Read More →
Friends in Low Places
July 27, 2020
There are many plants I like, and many more I appreciate. The Gray-headed Coneflower, such a pretty symbol of the... Read More →
Nothing to Do? Design a Species
July 23, 2020
Populations of plants and animals are constantly attempting to adapt to the shifts and changes in their environment. For example,... Read More →
Prairie Parsley
July 20, 2020
Native plant communities are the foundation of ecological restoration. Land practitioners spend most of their time trying to re-establish native... Read More →
