Guest Post: In Texas, Conservation Yields Massive Economic Benefits
April 8, 2019
With so much buzz at the state capital lately about bills that would put new limits on conservation tools organizations... Read More →
Tax Time: An Easy Way to Support Iowa Conservation
February 11, 2019
It’s that time of year again: tax time! I love doing my taxes, and paying my taxes. What I love... Read More →
Coming Soon: Backyard Forest Conference!
August 27, 2018
Bur Oak Land Trust continues to actively maintain and steward the land we protect, but there is more and more... Read More →
Ring of Fire
June 18, 2018
Bur Oak Land Trust blogger Lon Drake recently wrote a fine commentary titled Why We Burn, What We Burn,... Read More →
The praying mantis—not all good, but not all bad
May 21, 2018
One of the signs of spring that can easily be overlooked is a globular formation attached to a twig in... Read More →
Last Call for the Meadowlark
April 16, 2018
David Cordray has written a scenario in the future that paints a picture of what may happen to bird species... 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 →
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 →
Snakes, Security, and Common Sense
November 13, 2017
I was quite surprised when the large eastern Iowa senior high school that I attended was the focus of... Read More →
Is Perpetuity Forever?
September 4, 2017
I’m taking a break by a small wetland pool, secluded in an area of willows with a small silver maple... Read More →
