White-winged Crossbills at the Feeder: Diversity Attracting Diversity
August 21, 2017
In August I get a bit of that countdown feeling I always got in grade school knowing my days of... Read More →
Improving Quality of Life Through Conservation
June 12, 2017
It’s important to find out what other land conservation organizations are doing around the country to inspire greater conservation work... Read More →
Love Watching Butterflies? Protect Natural Areas
June 5, 2017
When I was little, I loved to go out to the empty fields near our home and catch butterflies with... 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 →
Pond Pelicans: Imagine That!
September 29, 2016
by Lon Drake On the last evening of August we were eating dinner and enjoying the breeze coming through the... Read More →
A House Bat and a Bat House
September 15, 2016
By Lon Drake More than a week ago, in late twilight, I stepped out into the yard to make sure... Read More →
In Habitat Conservation, Size Matters
September 1, 2016
By Lon Drake Iowa has been named one of the most disturbed states in the country because almost all of... Read More →
Deep Woods Conservation Promotes Bird Diversity
June 23, 2016
I’ve always been an avid birder, carving out time to travel throughout the country and the world on birding expeditions.... Read More →
Are You a Carbon Bigfoot?
March 17, 2016
I’m not talking about being some mythological creature whom no one can track and whose picture is never in focus.... Read More →
