Bur Oak Land Trust Earns National Recognition
March 4, 2019
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since... Read More →
Coming Soon: Backyard Forest Conference!
August 27, 2018
Bur Oak Land Trust continues to actively maintain and steward the land we protect, but there is more and more... Read More →
Guest post: Belowground fungal interactions with trees help explain non-native plant invasions
April 2, 2018
One of our readers sent this article in thinking it would be of interest to our readership. I found it... Read More →
Ask Me Anything: Does Placing My Land in Forest Reserve Protect My Land From Development?
April 3, 2017
NO. Forest Reserve is very different from a conservation easement. The Forest Reserve Program is a property tax incentive program... Read More →
Ask Me Anything: Bikes on Trails? Why or Why Not?
October 25, 2016
by Tammy Wright A couple weeks ago, we had a huge cyclocross event in Iowa City, with cyclists from all... Read More →
Ask Me Anything! How Do You Handle Conservation Easements?
August 11, 2016
by Tammy Wright Conservation easements are a way to permanently protect land from development while keeping ownership of the land.... Read More →
Iowa Environmental Council guest blog
February 2, 2016
A guest blog by the Iowa Environmental Council: Meet our Members: Bur Oak Land Trust Welcome to the fifth entry... Read More →
Fin and Feather guest blog
December 30, 2015
A guest post written by Brad Lane: Meet Your Local Land Trust – and interview with Tammy Wright, Executive Director... Read More →
