Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps
MWC Eco-brief: Green Snakes
Two species of green snake occur in the Midwest, the smooth green and the rough green. The snake's green coloration is made using blue and yellow pigments. Shortly after the...
MWC Eco-brief: Green Snakes
Two species of green snake occur in the Midwest, the smooth green and the rough green. The snake's green coloration is made using blue and yellow pigments. Shortly after the...
MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Gray Squirrel
The eastern gray squirrel is a common occurrence in forests as well as treed backyards and parks. This species plays an important role in the ecosystem by dispersing and burying...
MWC Eco-brief: Eastern Gray Squirrel
The eastern gray squirrel is a common occurrence in forests as well as treed backyards and parks. This species plays an important role in the ecosystem by dispersing and burying...
MWC Eco-brief: Eurasian Tree Sparrows
In 1870, twelve Eurasian tree sparrows (native to Eurasia) were released in St. Louis, Missouri in an effort to provide familiar sights and sounds for homesick European immigrants. The species'...
MWC Eco-brief: Eurasian Tree Sparrows
In 1870, twelve Eurasian tree sparrows (native to Eurasia) were released in St. Louis, Missouri in an effort to provide familiar sights and sounds for homesick European immigrants. The species'...
MWC Eco-brief: Spring Flowering Wild Columbine ...
Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is an early blooming native plant of wooded areas, savannas, and exposed bedrock and cliffs in the Midwest. As a spring blooming species, it is often...
MWC Eco-brief: Spring Flowering Wild Columbine ...
Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is an early blooming native plant of wooded areas, savannas, and exposed bedrock and cliffs in the Midwest. As a spring blooming species, it is often...
MWC Eco-brief: Common Grackles disappearing
The common grackle is often thought of as a nuisance bird around yards, farmsteads, and businesses. But the grackle is experiencing significant declines in the Upper Midwest, with a decline...
MWC Eco-brief: Common Grackles disappearing
The common grackle is often thought of as a nuisance bird around yards, farmsteads, and businesses. But the grackle is experiencing significant declines in the Upper Midwest, with a decline...
MWC Eco-brief: Red-winged Blackbird Trickery
Male red-winged blackbirds are highly territorial, vying for the best territory with abundant aquatic invertebrate food resources that the females prefer. But she's sly when beyond the eye. Genetic testing...
MWC Eco-brief: Red-winged Blackbird Trickery
Male red-winged blackbirds are highly territorial, vying for the best territory with abundant aquatic invertebrate food resources that the females prefer. But she's sly when beyond the eye. Genetic testing...
