Perceiving Geologic Time
April 12, 2018
I’ve been teaching at the University for fifty years now and have grown accustomed to folks having difficulty with geologic... Read More →
Happy Spring!
April 9, 2018
The beauty of life in our state is its unceasing change. From winter to spring, cold to hot, wet to... Read More →
Deer Metabolism and Deer Vulnerability
April 5, 2018
Our March 24 snowstorm left a thin icy crust and a few inches of snow on the ground. On the... Read More →
Guest post: Belowground fungal interactions with trees help explain non-native plant invasions
April 2, 2018
One of our readers sent this article in thinking it would be of interest to our readership. I found it... Read More →
Audubon’s Mammals: A Different Review
March 29, 2018
On January 4th I posted a blog about how after JJ Audubon had successfully completed his famous bird folio, he... Read More →
Land Trust Alliance Blog: No Child Left Inside
March 26, 2018
The Land Trust Alliance is a great resource in keeping up to date on land trust initiatives throughout the country.... Read More →
Pulling the Plug on Lake Calvin
March 22, 2018
On the south side of Iowa City there are some very extensive flat lands that run along both sides of... Read More →
Will You Pitch in a Patch?
March 19, 2018
Habitat is important. How many millions of acres in Iowa that once were prairie, teeming with birds, insects, and all... Read More →
Spark Arrestors: Useful Fire Safety Devices
March 15, 2018
Last year, following the disastrous Gatlinburg, Tennessee wildfires, I offered a blog about upgrading your neighborhood fire safety, with an... Read More →
XXXV Prairie Preview a Success
March 14, 2018
Bur Oak Land Trust supporters have much to celebrate this year. For one thing, March 1 was Prairie Preview XXXV,... Read More →
