What’s in a Name? February Birding at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
March 2, 2020
Taking the time to watch and enjoy the crisp winter air, I hiked Turkey Creek Nature Preserve four times in... Read More →
How to Stratify Prairie Seed
February 27, 2020
In mid-February, as I was prepping some purchased prairie seed for stratification, it occurred to me that this might be... Read More →
Become a Donor
February 24, 2020
In the partial light of dawn, my younger self is poking around in a deep erosion rut cutting through the... Read More →
Xerces Comes to Prairie Preview
February 20, 2020
This year on March 3, Prairie Preview will be 37 years old. The requests have been coming in regularly for... Read More →
Doing Things the Right Way for Waterways
February 17, 2020
How many times have you looked out over the Iowa River on a hot, sunny day and thought about how... Read More →
King Coal Leaves Iowa
February 13, 2020
Continuing last week’s history of Iowa coal: The many scattered pockets of coal, which served small-scale mining so well in... Read More →
A New Year, a Once in a Life Time Experience
February 10, 2020
Do you make resolutions at the start of a New Year? I do, and instead of weight loss or exercising... Read More →
King Coal Visits Iowa
February 6, 2020
This winter season, some of my blogs are going to venture into Iowa energy, sustainability, and links to the environment.... Read More →
What’s for Dinner?
February 3, 2020
He’s out there again, I mutter to myself, and rush to grab the spotting scope. I find him in the... Read More →
An Educational Brushpile
January 30, 2020
Last week my blog photo caption mentioned that the children on the brushpile were learning something. Since then, I’ve had... Read More →
