Unlikely Havens
July 26, 2018
As I’ve mentioned previously, during the summer of 1965 I was employed as a mineral collector and fossil hunter for... Read More →
Free Nectar? Don’t Mind If I Do!
July 23, 2018
Most people are familiar with the mutually beneficial relationship between plants and pollinators: plants offer up nutritious nectar or pollen... Read More →
Ventifacts: Signature of Our Ancient Wind
July 19, 2018
Spring was typically breezy this year, and folks who measure available wind energy in the Midwest usually find April to... Read More →
Guest post: Re Climate 2018
July 16, 2018
The Land Trust Alliance continues to present new and varied ways to address conservation at a local, state, and national... Read More →
Infatuated with Hummingbirds
July 12, 2018
Two years ago, when Mark Jagnow and I were building a 50-foot-long trellis across the south side of my house... Read More →
Collecting Seeds of the Little Guys
July 9, 2018
Typically in January, after the chill of winter has settled into my bones, I’ll find myself dreaming of springtime on... Read More →
A Favorite Sunset
July 5, 2018
One of the joys of being outdoors daily is witnessing ephemeral sky phenomena like crystalline sun dogs, rainbowed lunar halos,... Read More →
The Chalcid Wasp: Not Your Everyday Pollinator
July 2, 2018
The diversity of nature is astounding. Even in the small corner of the world [Bur Oak Land Trust properties or]... Read More →
Dwarf Crested Iris, A Rare Native Woodland Species
June 28, 2018
Like so much of our native flora and fauna, the core of the range for dwarf crested iris is southeast... Read More →
Magic Time
June 25, 2018
The autumn full moon hangs low in the western horizon. Moon beams of light are pouring over the ridge creating... Read More →
