A Most Toxic Plant
May 14, 2021
In previous notes to you, I have occasionally referred to plants as the master chemists, being especially good at defending... Read More →
Iowa City Launches Survey Seeking Input on Solar Energy
May 7, 2021
How would you like to generate solar energy to run your home or fuel your car? Would you like to... Read More →
Childhood Memories: My First Garden
May 7, 2021
Sometimes my mind drifts back 75 or 80 years ago, when life was a little different than now. But the... Read More →
Fire Management and Safety
April 30, 2021
Sadly, local newspapers reported on Easter Sunday that a woman tending a ditch fire near Marion died when she was... Read More →
Cornelia Cameron: Our Peat Lady
April 23, 2021
Some time ago, late in the last century, an older lady named Cornelia Cameron took Sandy Rhodes and I on... Read More →
Pawpaw proud: Local land trust bringing fruit back to Iowa
April 16, 2021
IOWA CITY – Appalachian banana, custard apple, banango; The pawpaw has many names, but whatever you call it, Bur Oak... Read More →
Our Wall of Christmas Cactus
April 16, 2021
When I was a boy, a barbershop in our neighborhood had a large north-facing display window which was shaded in... Read More →
Garlic Mustard Pulls
April 13, 2021
It’s spring, that time of year when plants are popping up from their long winter nap. And while we welcome... Read More →
Meteors, Part IV: Can They Cause Volcanism?
April 9, 2021
Over the past few weeks, we have considered different perspectives about meteor impacts, all of which have good supporting evidence.... Read More →
Large Meteor Impacts, Part III: Iowa
April 2, 2021
A century ago, well-drillers in the vicinity of Manson, Iowa, knew that there was something different about the local bedrock... Read More →
