Our Road Ditch Cleanup
May 16, 2019
Every year around Earth Day I clean up our right-of-way along the Cosgrove Road, prior to mowing the ditch bottom,... Read More →
Guest Post: Re – Climate 2019.04
May 13, 2019
Climate issues and the resultant discussions – especially with youth – continue to be on the rise as these issues... Read More →
Winterburn
May 9, 2019
This spring a lot of folks are still commenting about how last winter seemed especially difficult. And as the new... Read More →
Strategic Flowering
May 6, 2019
If you look up at the bare branches of trees in the area, you may see the beginnings of tiny... Read More →
The Kinglet Migration
May 2, 2019
Every April I set aside occasional moments to witness the migration of the kinglets. I’m impressed that anything that small... Read More →
Sowing Seeds for the Future
April 29, 2019
Bathed in the dim blue light of the computer monitor, I clumsily search for keyboard letters with my swollen fingers.... Read More →
Building Better Shrike Habitat
April 25, 2019
Iowa City finished construction of the South Sycamore Outlet Wetlands in 2001 and planted it in 2002-03. Early in 2003... Read More →
Long Live the Queen (Bumble Bee)
April 22, 2019
Spring is here… technically. It doesn’t always feel like it, but I have been assured that it is, in fact,... Read More →
Mudders, For Walking on Mud
April 18, 2019
As winter retreated this year, it left us with a rather soggy landscape. It took several weeks after the snow... Read More →
Make Your Yard a Home
April 15, 2019
The Sycamore Greenway is home to a huge assortment of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators along its 2-mile stretch trail... Read More →
