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 →
Audubon’s Mammals
January 4, 2018
Everyone knows about John James Audubon’s masterful portrayal of North American birds. Less well known is that shortly after completion... Read More →
Resilience in Nature and in Life
January 1, 2018
I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience lately – this year to me has been one emotional upheaval after another... Read More →
Greetings from the Land
December 28, 2017
Conservation Friends, New Year’s greetings from our family to yours. We have been most fortunate to have a little piece... Read More →
A Biodiversity Detective – Unraveling the Clues
December 26, 2017
Here’s a great example of an experience trying to document whether an endangered species or species at risk has been... Read More →
The Winter Solstice and Nature’s Cycles
December 21, 2017
Back in 1973, when designing our house, I needed to know seasonal sun angles in order to optimize winter heat... Read More →
Connecting Habitat
December 18, 2017
Imagine you are a tiny pollinator, buzzing around a preserve. You are a lucky bee, for there are plenty of... Read More →
Holiday Conservation Crossword Puzzle
December 14, 2017
The holidays often find us sitting around, idling on the tarmac at O’Hare, grounded in Bali because the volcano erupted,... Read More →
Guest post: Stronger Together
December 11, 2017
As Bur Oak Land Trust looks forward to it’s 40th year protecting and conserving the natural areas in and around... Read More →
