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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

April 11, 2019

Sometimes when you fell a tall tree, you want to know how far from the stump it will reach. Will... Read More →

April 8, 2019

With so much buzz at the state capital lately about bills that would put new limits on conservation tools organizations... Read More →

April 4, 2019

During the winter of 2017-18, I tested a deer repellent on young and vulnerable arbor vitae at our home in... Read More →

April 1, 2019

The phrase “let nature take its course” is so widely used and accepted, it has gained idiom status. The idea... Read More →

March 28, 2019

My blog about the drivers for our local climate noted that the Rockies and the Appalachians play an important role... Read More →

March 25, 2019

“I had a large and commodious box built and fixed on a pole, for the reception of Martins, in an... Read More →