Islands, Cores, and Corridors: A History Part I
June 20, 2019
If you were to attend a meeting of folks whose whole career was conservation – for example at the Society... Read More →
Black Locust: A Woodland Invasive
June 13, 2019
Black locust is probably a native of somewhere in the Appalachians. The uncertainty is because it’s hard and heavy wood... Read More →
Requiem for a Prairie
June 6, 2019
While driving the Black Diamond road on an autumn day in 1978, I noticed the color and texture of native... Read More →
Posted: No Trespassing
May 30, 2019
Last winter, while walking near the edge of our community woodlot, I noticed something yellow poking out of the snow.... Read More →
Creating Bobcat Habitat
May 23, 2019
So far, it’s been a bad news, good news story for our local bobcats. The steady loss of habitat, plus... Read More →
Our Road Ditch Cleanup
May 16, 2019
Every year around Earth Day I clean up our right-of-way along the Cosgrove Road, prior to mowing the ditch bottom,... Read More →
Winterburn
May 9, 2019
This spring a lot of folks are still commenting about how last winter seemed especially difficult. And as the new... Read More →
The Kinglet Migration
May 2, 2019
Every April I set aside occasional moments to witness the migration of the kinglets. I’m impressed that anything that small... Read More →
Building Better Shrike Habitat
April 25, 2019
Iowa City finished construction of the South Sycamore Outlet Wetlands in 2001 and planted it in 2002-03. Early in 2003... Read More →
Mudders, For Walking on Mud
April 18, 2019
As winter retreated this year, it left us with a rather soggy landscape. It took several weeks after the snow... Read More →
