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Deer Repellent II

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 →

March 21, 2019

In 1974, Dick Baker and I were teaching an introductory environmental class at the University of Iowa. One of our... Read More →

March 18, 2019

What connects you to the wild? That was the question keynote speaker Dave Conrads posed to the audience at Bur... Read More →

March 14, 2019

Our weather lately has been the talk of the town. Following up on a recent Prairie Preview conversation, I will... Read More →

March 11, 2019

One of the biggest, but rarely talked about threats to prairie conservation comes during transitions of land ownership. I’m frequently... Read More →

March 7, 2019

Most of the tree species in our native sylva either have a reciprocity agreement with animals, in which the tree... Read More →

March 4, 2019

One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since... Read More →