Prairie Preview Returns Yet Again
February 15, 2018
Well, another year is rolling around to Prairie Preview time, another opportunity to network with conservation-minded people; and get help... Read More →
Land Trust Alliance Blog: Land Trusts can help protect pollinators
February 12, 2018
The Land Trust Alliance is a great resource in keeping up to date on land trust initiatives throughout the country.... Read More →
Ancient Species Still Shape Our Lives
February 8, 2018
In the early pioneer era, Midwest rivers were the major means of transportation, whether canoe, flatboat, or steamboat. And so... Read More →
Advocating for One Species
February 5, 2018
In his excellent book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens, Doug Tallamy suggests becoming an... Read More →
If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Will Make You Stronger
February 1, 2018
In a former career, I used to work on oil spill sites, planting fast-growing tree thickets to do the final... Read More →
Origins of an at-risk species
January 29, 2018
David Cordray details his findings of an at-risk orchid and hypothesizes on how it may have come to be. These... Read More →
The Baldfaced Hornet
January 25, 2018
These are nasty females you do not want to meet in summer, so now is the time to get a... Read More →
Land Trust Alliance Blog: What is Community Conservation?
January 22, 2018
There are many different visions and thoughts on community, and I found this Land Trust Alliance article on community conservation... Read More →
Answers to Holiday Conservation Crossword Puzzle
January 18, 2018
Conservation Friends, If you entirely filled the holidays with family and friends, and long walks in the woods, and a... Read More →
A Hummingbird Honeysuckle for Your Cold Microclimate
January 11, 2018
My microclimate blogs over the past two years have tended to emphasize our warmer sites. This is because a significant... Read More →
