AmeriCorps Update
May 6, 2025
This post will be updated periodically. For the first time in 6 years we’re in the heart of burn season... Read More →
Backyard Biodiversity Project – Care Instructions
April 17, 2025
Step-by-step instruction sheets for planting your native shrubs and caring for container prairies. Thank you for participating in the Backyard... Read More →
Join our team!
April 4, 2025
If you love the outdoors and want to make a difference, apply for a position at Bur Oak Land Trust!... Read More →
Prairie Preview turns 40 and we’re celebrating!
April 1, 2025
For four decades, Prairie Preview has been a special time for environmentalists, conservationists, and nature lovers around Johnson County to... Read More →
Wintering Woodpeckers: A guide to identifying two look-alike birds
December 22, 2024
By Amanda Stallman, Education Coordinator Approaching Muddy Creek Preserve, you can see the overarching oak canopy swaying in the breeze.... Read More →
Our Year in Review
December 22, 2024
We did a lot in 2024, from protecting sensitive areas and restoring habitat for vulnerable wildlife, to sharing ways people... Read More →
Local AmeriCorps crews care for rare habitat to celebrate 30 years of national service
September 18, 2024
Conservation crews with a mission to “get things done” helped restore some of Iowa’s rarest habitat in honor of decades... Read More →
The Bugs Around Us
August 20, 2024
This story originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Bur Oak Notes, a bi-annual magazine for Bur Oak supporters.... Read More →
Putting in the Hours
July 10, 2024
Nearly two decades ago in 2006, Don Bolin jumped feet first into volunteer service at Bur Oak Land Trust, known... Read More →
