Deep Woods Conservation Promotes Bird Diversity
June 23, 2016
I’ve always been an avid birder, carving out time to travel throughout the country and the world on birding expeditions.... Read More →
Managing Paper Wasps with Grease
June 16, 2016
Every 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
The natural world is a complex place, so when we try to understand causes and effects, it is easier to... Read More →
Update on Pawpaw Plantation: They’re Blooming!
May 26, 2016
You perhaps already know from my “2015 Annual Report for Rare Plant Project” blog that I have been developing a... Read More →
Connect with Nature to Unite with Family
May 24, 2016
Sun shining in a brilliant blue sky, flowers blooming, children laughing, birds chirping, and the creek bubbling. Those were the... Read More →
If You Build it, They Will Come – Including Mosquitoes
May 19, 2016
The combination of warm and wet weather has arrived, and in its wake we have morels and mosquitoes. Iowa has... Read More →
Tips on Outdoor Hand Care
May 12, 2016
Following up on my blog about maintenance of conservation hand tools, I thought it appropriate to also post a note... Read More →
Hand Tool Maintenance Helps Make Conservation Planting a Snap
May 5, 2016
The Prairie Green school kids spent Earth Day planting wild iris, sweet flag, and sedge sod chunks in our neighbor’s... Read More →
Looking to Outmaneuver Deer Flies?
April 21, 2016
Deer flies love me, and perhaps they love you too. If you don’t know what deer flies are (lucky you!)... Read More →
Microclimates III: How To Recognize Them In The Field
April 14, 2016
Following up on my last two blogs about how microclimates influence plants and animals, I also want to be sure... Read More →
