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Nature Notes 1: Nature’s Oddities #1

Nature Notes or Nature’s Oddities #1 Rick Hollis Introduction This part of our blog will be irregular, occurring after I find something that makes me curious. Either things I see on my own or things I find on the web. If you see something curious in nature and...

What’s climate change doing in Iowa? by Connie Mutel

What’s Climate Change Doing in Iowa? Connie Mutel NB:  This version of this article is found in the  Summer 2018 issue of Conservation Connection: the Johnson County Conservation Newsletter.It is used with  Connie’s permission.  A similar but shorter version ran...

FW Kent Park Birdwalk 7/4/18

FW Kent Park Birdwalk 7/4/18 by Rick Hollis The Glorious Fourth was miserable hot and humid and I had the group take several short pauses. I was also apparently buggy as everyone else was spraying and swatting. I woke up very early and got up and hit the road. This...

Duck Stamps on Sale this Week

DUCK STAMPS GO ON SALE THIS WEEK One of the easiest ways that anyone can support bird habitat conservation is by buying Federal Duck Stamps – among the most successful conservation tools ever created to protect habitat for birds and other wildlife. Federal Duck...