Out on the Blackland Prairie in eastern Pflugerville on August 28thI photographed a colony of snow-on-the-prairie, Euphorbia bicolor.A few sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, came along for the ride. § § § § § In a recent post a friend wrote that she chose to “combine two weekly updates into one.” That’s normal English, […]| Portraits of Wildflowers
Executive Summary The Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network (KSON) is leading a model conservation effort to protect and restore oak ecosystems in southern Oregon and northern California. Through its Strategic Conservation […] The post Scaling Oak and Prairie Conservation from Local to Regional Success appeared first on Klamath Bird Observatory.| Klamath Bird Observatory
One of my all-time favorite places in South Dakota,—and on Planet Earth—is Prairie Edge and Sioux Trading Post, Trading Co. & Galleries in Rapid City. Whenever I am on the ranch, a trip to Prairie Edge is always very high … Continue reading →| Dawn Wink: Dewdrops
I love the prairie. The open skies and dramatic clouds and fields of wildflowers. The bison, dickcissels, painted buntings, scissor-tailed flycatchers, elk, and the wild history. I love the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma. It borders Fort Sill, where I worked for two years as a journalist. If anybody would have told me […]| Cindy McIntyre's Blog
Last week, we signed a pile of papers -- the last of three closings to save the land where we live. The first closing -- Dec. 15, 2020 -- was for us to buy the 130 acres that has been part of my husband Ken's family for five generations and central to our dreams for close to 40 years. The second closing -- June 13, 2024 -- was to give our development rights on the land to the Kansas Land Trust which, in turn, will protect this land as a natural habitat in perpetuity. The third closing -- Aug. 5,| CMG
Save Bell Bowl Prairie is a grassroots effort to protect an ancient, remnant gravel prairie called Bell Bowl Prairie. The prairie is modestly sized at 12-14 acres (reduced from 25 from recent construction). The most important area of this is only 4.88 acres. The prairie is located adjacent to the Chicago Rockford International Airport and Continue reading Save Bell Bowl Prairie, The Hidden Gem by the Chicago Rockford International Airport The post Save Bell Bowl Prairie, The Hidden Gem by the...|