Sister Land Trusts? A Proposal
April 9, 2020
Considered by most as a successful local conservation organization, Bur Oak Land Trust currently owns 11 properties and holds conservation... Read More →
Root Plates Can be Dangerous, and Interesting
April 2, 2020
In summer 1984, a very narrow storm, probably a tornado, lurched through our rural neighborhood, including our yard. A tall... Read More →
Growing a Carbon Forest
March 26, 2020
While any tree planting will sequester some carbon by taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, the volume of growth... Read More →
Iowa City Tackles Climate Change
March 19, 2020
Iowa City staff and council have been alert to the City’s carbon emissions for a decade, conducting studies and evolving... Read More →
Rehabbing the TV Dragon
March 12, 2020
Those of you who know me well, know that we haven’t owned a TV since our children left home 30... Read More →
Stratification of Shrub Seed
March 5, 2020
As with prairie seed, the purpose of stratifying our native shrub seed is to simulate going through a chill cycle... Read More →
How to Stratify Prairie Seed
February 27, 2020
In mid-February, as I was prepping some purchased prairie seed for stratification, it occurred to me that this might be... Read More →
Xerces Comes to Prairie Preview
February 20, 2020
This year on March 3, Prairie Preview will be 37 years old. The requests have been coming in regularly for... Read More →
King Coal Leaves Iowa
February 13, 2020
Continuing last week’s history of Iowa coal: The many scattered pockets of coal, which served small-scale mining so well in... Read More →
King Coal Visits Iowa
February 6, 2020
This winter season, some of my blogs are going to venture into Iowa energy, sustainability, and links to the environment.... Read More →
