Pleistocene Park: A Large-Scale Restoration, Part II
August 29, 2019
Last week’s blog introduced Pleistocene Park and concluded with a hint that mammoth were an especially important component of the... Read More →
Tripods, Thistles, and Cricket Butts
August 26, 2019
Over the weekend, I met up with former fellow Evan Barrientos, who was back in Nebraska for a short visit.... Read More →
Pleistocene Park: A Large Scale Restoration, Part I
August 22, 2019
Much of the far north landscape of the world is covered with tundra. In some areas the main vegetation is... Read More →
An Enchanting World
August 19, 2019
Sometimes the world can be a bit…overwhelming. So many huge problems, so much hustle and bustle, with a pinch of... Read More →
Adventures in Deep Time: Cats and Horses
August 15, 2019
When I was a graduate student at UCLA in 1965, my summer job involved being a mineral collector and a... Read More →
The Achilles Heel of Reed Canary Grass
August 12, 2019
It’s a depressing sight. We’re looking at a sea of reed canary grass in what was once a vibrant sedge... Read More →
Building Wetlands Efficiently
August 8, 2019
The construction of a wetland is mainly an earthmoving exercise, reshaping the landscape so that water will be provided as... Read More →
Turtle Surprise
August 5, 2019
Look, I don’t know everything. Sometimes, I think people expect me to be able to identify any plant or insect... Read More →
The Quarryman’s Hammer
August 1, 2019
In 1968 I was scoping out an abandoned quarry north of Iowa City for a class field trip. While there... Read More →
The Birds and the Bees and the…Aphids?
July 29, 2019
We all know (generally) how baby animals are made: the male and female encounter one another, some mode of intercourse... Read More →
