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Growing a Carbon Forest

March 26, 2020

While any tree planting will sequester some carbon by taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, the volume of growth... Read More →

March 23, 2020

What a treat seen frolicking around the wooded area east of the Birds in Flight sculpture…meet the tufted titmouse (Baeolophus... Read More →

March 19, 2020

Iowa City staff and council have been alert to the City’s carbon emissions for a decade, conducting studies and evolving... Read More →

March 16, 2020

Thistles are among the most disliked plants in the world. Sure, they’re spiny, and some species have become invasive after... Read More →

March 12, 2020

Those of you who know me well, know that we haven’t owned a TV since our children left home 30... Read More →

March 9, 2020

Many of us have made an observation that starts with “when I was a kid,” and continued with a story... Read More →

March 5, 2020

As with prairie seed, the purpose of stratifying our native shrub seed is to simulate going through a chill cycle... Read More →

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 →

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 →

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 →