Ancient Species Still Shape Our Lives
February 8, 2018
In the early pioneer era, Midwest rivers were the major means of transportation, whether canoe, flatboat, or steamboat. And so... Read More →
If It Doesn’t Kill You, It Will Make You Stronger
February 1, 2018
In a former career, I used to work on oil spill sites, planting fast-growing tree thickets to do the final... Read More →
The Baldfaced Hornet
January 25, 2018
These are nasty females you do not want to meet in summer, so now is the time to get a... Read More →
Answers to Holiday Conservation Crossword Puzzle
January 18, 2018
Conservation Friends, If you entirely filled the holidays with family and friends, and long walks in the woods, and a... Read More →
A Hummingbird Honeysuckle for Your Cold Microclimate
January 11, 2018
My microclimate blogs over the past two years have tended to emphasize our warmer sites. This is because a significant... Read More →
Audubon’s Mammals
January 4, 2018
Everyone knows about John James Audubon’s masterful portrayal of North American birds. Less well known is that shortly after completion... Read More →
Greetings from the Land
December 28, 2017
Conservation Friends, New Year’s greetings from our family to yours. We have been most fortunate to have a little piece... Read More →
The Winter Solstice and Nature’s Cycles
December 21, 2017
Back in 1973, when designing our house, I needed to know seasonal sun angles in order to optimize winter heat... Read More →
Holiday Conservation Crossword Puzzle
December 14, 2017
The holidays often find us sitting around, idling on the tarmac at O’Hare, grounded in Bali because the volcano erupted,... Read More →
Fossil Butterflies?
December 7, 2017
Is it possible for nature to create fossils from creatures as frail and fragile as butterflies? While it doesn’t happen... Read More →
