Vinegar as an Herbicide
April 24, 2017
In March at Prairie Preview, Joyce Miller and I discussed her need to control weeds around a schoolchildren’s garden, without... Read More →
The Northern Flicker a Mustachioed Gentleman
April 20, 2017
Many birds display some form of sexual dimorphism, with the males and females easily distinguished by their appearance for at... Read More →
Gunter’s Chain Still Measures Iowa
April 17, 2017
Ever since the dawn of agriculture, people have marked out parcels of land to claim the fruits of their hard-earned... Read More →
Guest post: Bring Pollinators to Your Garden
April 13, 2017
Spring is here and it really is a great time to install pollinator-friendly plants in your garden. Here’s an article from PartSelect’s... Read More →
Conservation Efforts Enhanced by Using Available Mulch
April 6, 2017
The Iowa City landfill, which also serves Johnson County, again has wood chip mulch available. In past years it was... Read More →
Ask Me Anything: Does Placing My Land in Forest Reserve Protect My Land From Development?
April 3, 2017
NO. Forest Reserve is very different from a conservation easement. The Forest Reserve Program is a property tax incentive program... Read More →
Honeysuckle Brush for Erosion Control and Habitat
March 30, 2017
Many of today’s woodlots were originally left in trees because the parcel was too steep to plow, and most were... Read More →
Are You Ready for Poison Ivy Season?
March 27, 2017
For me it is not a question of “if” but a question of “when.” When will I get my first... Read More →
Another Mark Twain Sunset
March 23, 2017
Mark Twain’s career began as an apprentice riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, but this crashed with the onset of our... Read More →
What Do Americans Think of Climate Change?
March 21, 2017
Many land trusts struggle with how to communicate about climate change in the communities they serve. That’s because climate change... Read More →
