A Visit to Big Grove
October 8, 2018
Recently I skipped the Greenway and instead went to Big Grove Preserve for an informative hike, guided by property steward... Read More →
Moths All Around Us
September 17, 2018
Since my misadventure with the Camouflaged Looper/Wavy-lined Emerald recently, I’ve had more awareness of moths in general. I always knew... Read More →
The Snazzerpillar Part II: In Which I Am Revealed to Be an Awful Human
September 3, 2018
If you tuned in last post, you saw I was besotted with a Camouflaged Looper, the larva of a Wavy-lined... Read More →
The Snazzy Gentleman (Lady?)
August 13, 2018
I recently mentioned that every time I go out on the Sycamore Greenway I discover a new favorite bug. After... Read More →
Free Nectar? Don’t Mind If I Do!
July 23, 2018
Most people are familiar with the mutually beneficial relationship between plants and pollinators: plants offer up nutritious nectar or pollen... Read More →
The Chalcid Wasp: Not Your Everyday Pollinator
July 2, 2018
The diversity of nature is astounding. Even in the small corner of the world [Bur Oak Land Trust properties or]... Read More →
The Humble Pineapple Weed
June 11, 2018
If there is one plant that is evocative of my youth, it is the humble Pineapple Weed (Matricaria discoidea). The... Read More →
The Unsung Heroes of the Early Pollinators
May 14, 2018
It’s the time of year when attention focuses on the earth, bursting with color and texture after the long, brown... Read More →
Happy Spring!
April 9, 2018
The beauty of life in our state is its unceasing change. From winter to spring, cold to hot, wet to... Read More →
Will You Pitch in a Patch?
March 19, 2018
Habitat is important. How many millions of acres in Iowa that once were prairie, teeming with birds, insects, and all... Read More →
