by Richard Hollis | Jul 23, 2018 | Birds, Plants
Kent Park Bird and Flower walk Jul 18, 2018 by Rick Hollis We did a leisrely walk 1.2 miles, 2 hours, on the same paths as we have used recently. But to change things, up, we went in a different direction. Six of us went on the walk and we found 25 species of...
by Richard Hollis | Jul 19, 2018 | Nature's Oddities
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...
by Richard Hollis | Jul 10, 2018 | News
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...
by Richard Hollis | Jul 5, 2018 | Birds
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...
by Richard Hollis | Jul 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...