The Magic Measuring Stick
April 11, 2019
Sometimes when you fell a tall tree, you want to know how far from the stump it will reach. Will... Read More →
Deer Repellent II
April 4, 2019
During the winter of 2017-18, I tested a deer repellent on young and vulnerable arbor vitae at our home in... Read More →
Climate III – Visualizing Our Big Picture
March 28, 2019
My blog about the drivers for our local climate noted that the Rockies and the Appalachians play an important role... Read More →
Climate II: Climate Change
March 21, 2019
In 1974, Dick Baker and I were teaching an introductory environmental class at the University of Iowa. One of our... Read More →
Climate I – The Drivers
March 14, 2019
Our weather lately has been the talk of the town. Following up on a recent Prairie Preview conversation, I will... Read More →
Kentucky Coffeetree III: An Ecological Enigma
March 7, 2019
Most of the tree species in our native sylva either have a reciprocity agreement with animals, in which the tree... Read More →
Living Snowfences
February 28, 2019
Back in the 1980s a lot of us were promoting living snowfences to control snow drifting on the most difficult... Read More →
Because They Are the Future
February 21, 2019
You probably already know that Prairie Preview is going to convene for the 36th time – on March 5th. Like... Read More →
Kentucky Coffeetree II: The Coffee
February 14, 2019
In modern eras, there has been speculation about whether the early Kentucky pioneers actually made coffee from the seeds of... Read More →
Kentucky Coffeetree I: A Rare Species
February 7, 2019
Of all the trees in our native sylva, Kentucky coffeetree is probably the least familiar and the most misunderstood. So... Read More →
