Drizzly Afternoon Encounters
October 30, 2017
On a blustery Saturday afternoon, when the sky is marbled with clouds and the little tree out front is bending... Read More →
Evaluating Soil and Water with a Tile Probe
October 26, 2017
A tile probe is merely a slender steel rod with a cross-tee handle. The better ones are stainless steel rods... Read More →
A Local Land Ethic
October 19, 2017
Well, another Columbus Day has come and gone. Each passing year brings more attempts to recognize that in 1492 our... Read More →
What’s the Key to Prairie Diversity?
October 16, 2017
Scattered patches of blue dot the otherwise expansive green prairie. Curious, I meander over to the nearest blue patch, scanning... Read More →
Managing Ralston Creek with Gabions
October 12, 2017
For more than a century, Iowa City has encroached on Ralston Creek. The runoff from the outlying suburbs is managed... Read More →
A Wonderful Neighbor: The Pollen-Bellied Leafcutter
October 9, 2017
Most people are familiar with bees that collect and carry pollen on their legs in either specialized pollen baskets called... Read More →
The Burning Butterfly Problem
October 5, 2017
I went out to hunt up a couple of pawpaws late in the afternoon in late September, and noticed a... Read More →
Fundraiser Supports Conservation and Brings Community Together
October 4, 2017
The Celebration Barn was an inviting venue for the 11th annual “Under a Cider Moon…a Celebration of Autumn” fundraising event... Read More →
The Value of Drought
September 28, 2017
This year, spring and early summer had quite adequate rainfall. But as we slip into late summer and early autumn,... Read More →
Bees Everywhere and Nowhere to Go
September 25, 2017
A flash of white catches my attention, and my eyes scan in that direction. The diversity of shapes, sizes and... Read More →
