Friends in Low Places
July 27, 2020
There are many plants I like, and many more I appreciate. The Gray-headed Coneflower, such a pretty symbol of the... Read More →
The Elegant Dancer
July 6, 2020
Towards the end of a walk along the Greenway, the sun having emerged from the gray clouds and quickly warmed... Read More →
Amateur Naturalist Part 2: What the Heck Am I Looking At?
June 22, 2020
All right. So you’ve been out botanizing, birding, bugwatching, and you’ve got your specimen to identify via photos. Now what?... Read More →
Becoming an Amateur Naturalist Part 1: Getting Started
June 15, 2020
Many people have found themselves enjoying the wildlife and nature in their yards and around local parks and trails in... Read More →
Shepherd’s Purse: a Scrappy Survivor with a Deadly Secret
May 18, 2020
This unassuming little plant taught me two three! things today! Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a non-native from Europe that... Read More →
John Muir and Our National Parks
April 20, 2020
“The tendency nowadays to wander in wildernesses is delightful to see. Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to... Read More →
The Chickadee’s Charming Cousin
March 23, 2020
What a treat seen frolicking around the wooded area east of the Birds in Flight sculpture…meet the tufted titmouse (Baeolophus... Read More →
Doing Things the Right Way for Waterways
February 17, 2020
How many times have you looked out over the Iowa River on a hot, sunny day and thought about how... Read More →
A Rewarding Outing
January 20, 2020
It was a magical landscape on the Greenway Trail the morning of January 11, after the previous day’s rainy-icy weather... Read More →
Below the Surface
January 6, 2020
Iowa is synonymous with agriculture. Our state is renowned for its rich soil, and its farmers often claim that they... Read More →
