Are You Ready for Pawpaw Season?
August 1, 2016
Are you ready for this year’s pawpaw season? It’s coming up in the next couple of weeks through early September.... Read More →
Consequences of Declining Insect Populations
July 21, 2016
I subscribe to an assortment of nature-based magazines and newsletters, and recently there have been several stories in which people... Read More →
Do You Have a Front Row Seat for Nature’s Productions?
July 14, 2016
I have my own balcony seat for stage productions. It is not at Hancher Auditorium and it welcomes flooding, producing... Read More →
We Shall Gather by the River
July 7, 2016
Grandma always said that fresh air and sunshine were good for what ails you. And modern studies have documented that... Read More →
The “Achilles Heel” of Multiflora Rose
June 30, 2016
Multiflora rose has been one of our longest recognized invasive species. Originally imported from Japan, it was promoted and distributed... Read More →
Managing Paper Wasps with Grease
June 16, 2016
Every year in late spring wasps build a paper nest under my shed door overhang. This wouldn’t be an issue... Read More →
Effects of Diversity: Boom and Bust in Hummingbird Heaven
June 2, 2016
The natural world is a complex place, so when we try to understand causes and effects, it is easier to... Read More →
Update on Pawpaw Plantation: They’re Blooming!
May 26, 2016
You perhaps already know from my “2015 Annual Report for Rare Plant Project” blog that I have been developing a... Read More →
If You Build it, They Will Come – Including Mosquitoes
May 19, 2016
The combination of warm and wet weather has arrived, and in its wake we have morels and mosquitoes. Iowa has... Read More →
Tips on Outdoor Hand Care
May 12, 2016
Following up on my blog about maintenance of conservation hand tools, I thought it appropriate to also post a note... Read More →
