Effects of Diversity: Boom and Bust in Hummingbird Heaven
June 2, 2016
The natural world is a complex place, so when we try to understand causes and effects, it is easier to... Read More →
Update on Pawpaw Plantation: They’re Blooming!
May 26, 2016
You perhaps already know from my “2015 Annual Report for Rare Plant Project” blog that I have been developing a... Read More →
Connect with Nature to Unite with Family
May 24, 2016
Sun shining in a brilliant blue sky, flowers blooming, children laughing, birds chirping, and the creek bubbling. Those were the... Read More →
If You Build it, They Will Come – Including Mosquitoes
May 19, 2016
The combination of warm and wet weather has arrived, and in its wake we have morels and mosquitoes. Iowa has... Read More →
Tips on Outdoor Hand Care
May 12, 2016
Following up on my blog about maintenance of conservation hand tools, I thought it appropriate to also post a note... Read More →
Hand Tool Maintenance Helps Make Conservation Planting a Snap
May 5, 2016
The Prairie Green school kids spent Earth Day planting wild iris, sweet flag, and sedge sod chunks in our neighbor’s... Read More →
Looking to Outmaneuver Deer Flies?
April 21, 2016
Deer flies love me, and perhaps they love you too. If you don’t know what deer flies are (lucky you!)... Read More →
Microclimates III: How To Recognize Them In The Field
April 14, 2016
Following up on my last two blogs about how microclimates influence plants and animals, I also want to be sure... Read More →
First Foray into Geocaching a Success!
April 11, 2016
Geocaching. Have you heard about that? It is quite a phenomenon among certain people. And we at Bur Oak Land... Read More →
Microclimates II: How Do They Affect Animals?
April 5, 2016
Wasn’t Prairie Preview great? Only two years at the Celebration Barn and we are already overcrowded. Bur Oak Land Trust’s... Read More →
