Building Backyard Habitat
October 25, 2018
Two decades ago, Toni Stahl and Marc Apfelstadt were contemplating converting their city lot in Dublin, Ohio to habitat... Read More →
Winter’s on the Way
October 22, 2018
Everything is winding down outside. Birds are restless: geese flying in formation above the wetlands, as flocks of blackbirds pass... Read More →
Coralville Named for its Fossils
October 18, 2018
In the early 1830s, Swiss naturalist Jean de Charpentier lead Louis Agassiz on a tour through the Alps, proving to... Read More →
Guest Post: The Path to Perpetuity
October 15, 2018
Conservation easements are a powerful tool to protect land for the future. This blog, published on the Land Trust Alliance... Read More →
Land Easements Become Conservation Easements, Yesteryear
October 11, 2018
Conservation easements as we know them have their origins in British law and traditions centuries ago, when the landscape was... Read More →
A Visit to Big Grove
October 8, 2018
Recently I skipped the Greenway and instead went to Big Grove Preserve for an informative hike, guided by property steward... Read More →
The Mandarin Question
October 4, 2018
In the era before radio, TV, and e-screens, people provided most of their own entertainment. The Lewis and Clark expedition... Read More →
Tree of Life
October 1, 2018
Crack, thud, pop – the out-of-place sounds catch my attention. I stare toward the distant oak savanna, cup my hands... Read More →
Bob Anderson, The Falcon Man
September 27, 2018
If you dig back behind environmental success stories, there is often one person whose efforts were the main driving force,... Read More →
Getting Outside for Fall Family Day
September 24, 2018
Despite an unseasonably warm day, about 100 kids, families, and friends of Bur Oak Land Trust turned out for Family... Read More →
