We’re recruiting!
January 14, 2022
Join our AmeriCorps crew! Summer Conservation Crew Receive training and experience to provide active land management on lands protected by... Read More →
The Osage Orange
November 11, 2021
In early autumn, the Osage orange trees in our area become quite conspicuous, with their large and pale green fruits... Read More →
Rat Island: A Book Review
May 14, 2020
When you are trying to rescue species from the very edge of extinction, you have to play hardball. This is... Read More →
The Achilles Heel of Reed Canary Grass
August 12, 2019
It’s a depressing sight. We’re looking at a sea of reed canary grass in what was once a vibrant sedge... Read More →
Black Locust: A Woodland Invasive
June 13, 2019
Black locust is probably a native of somewhere in the Appalachians. The uncertainty is because it’s hard and heavy wood... Read More →
Guest Post: Controlling Garlic Mustard in Southeast Iowa
May 20, 2019
It’s garlic mustard season and it’s very helpful when everyone is armed with information about how to control this invasive... Read More →
Letting Nature Take Its Course
April 1, 2019
The phrase “let nature take its course” is so widely used and accepted, it has gained idiom status. The idea... 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 →
Are You Ready for Poison Ivy Season?
March 27, 2017
For me it is not a question of “if” but a question of “when.” When will I get my first... Read More →
