Putting in the Hours
July 10, 2024
Nearly two decades ago in 2006, Don Bolin jumped feet first into volunteer service at Bur Oak Land Trust, known... Read More →
Building a Better Brushpile
November 29, 2018
Many of the books and articles about creating or improving habitat advocate building brushpiles. And in my experience, this advocacy... Read More →
Winterberry: An Attractive and Useful Native
November 22, 2018
The East Coast has about a dozen species of holly, most of them evergreen, with pointy leaves and red berries,... Read More →
Since I’m Looking Out the Window Anyway….
November 19, 2018
I haven’t participated in Project Feederwatch for the past several years. Since moving to a house in a new subdivision,... Read More →
Unlikely Havens
July 26, 2018
As I’ve mentioned previously, during the summer of 1965 I was employed as a mineral collector and fossil hunter for... 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 →
Land Trust Alliance Blog: Land Trusts can help protect pollinators
February 12, 2018
The Land Trust Alliance is a great resource in keeping up to date on land trust initiatives throughout the country.... Read More →
