Fueling Wildlife and Us
April 19, 2018
Plants are the master chemists, and the bottom line for all terrestrial ecosystems is their ability to convert water and... Read More →
Perceiving Geologic Time
April 12, 2018
I’ve been teaching at the University for fifty years now and have grown accustomed to folks having difficulty with geologic... Read More →
Deer Metabolism and Deer Vulnerability
April 5, 2018
Our March 24 snowstorm left a thin icy crust and a few inches of snow on the ground. On the... Read More →
Audubon’s Mammals: A Different Review
March 29, 2018
On January 4th I posted a blog about how after JJ Audubon had successfully completed his famous bird folio, he... Read More →
Pulling the Plug on Lake Calvin
March 22, 2018
On the south side of Iowa City there are some very extensive flat lands that run along both sides of... Read More →
Spark Arrestors: Useful Fire Safety Devices
March 15, 2018
Last year, following the disastrous Gatlinburg, Tennessee wildfires, I offered a blog about upgrading your neighborhood fire safety, with an... Read More →
The False Morel, a Dangerous Mushroom
March 8, 2018
Hunting for morel mushrooms is a favorite back-to-nature recreation for many Iowans, with bragging rights for the person who finds... Read More →
Red Cedar: Our Only Local Native Conifer, and the Birds Love It
March 1, 2018
Our native red cedar has two noticeably different varieties. In the eastern states, with more rainfall and less drying winds,... Read More →
Our Rare Butterfly Plantation in 2017
February 22, 2018
You may already know that back in 2010 we started developing a patch of habitat for the rarest of our... Read More →
Prairie Preview Returns Yet Again
February 15, 2018
Well, another year is rolling around to Prairie Preview time, another opportunity to network with conservation-minded people; and get help... Read More →
