Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Eco-brief: Monarch Butterfly Nectar Plants

MWC Eco-brief: Monarch Butterfly Nectar Plants

Monarch butterflies require milkweed (Asclepias spp.) as a larval food source. Just as important are nectar food plants to power adult monarch migrations north and south. Tropical milkweed sold at...

MWC Eco-brief: Monarch Butterfly Nectar Plants

Monarch butterflies require milkweed (Asclepias spp.) as a larval food source. Just as important are nectar food plants to power adult monarch migrations north and south. Tropical milkweed sold at...

MWC Eco-brief: Ornate Box Turtle Conservation

MWC Eco-brief: Ornate Box Turtle Conservation

In the Upper Midwest, the ornate box turtle inhabits open sand prairies. Their habitat is disappearing due to land development as well as a lack of active habitat management. Without...

MWC Eco-brief: Ornate Box Turtle Conservation

In the Upper Midwest, the ornate box turtle inhabits open sand prairies. Their habitat is disappearing due to land development as well as a lack of active habitat management. Without...

MWC Eco-brief: Pellsville Cemetery Prairie Spring Wildflower Walk

MWC Eco-brief: Pellsville Cemetery Prairie Spri...

Take a virtual walk through the Pellsville Cemetery Prairie for a Memorial Day view of native spring wildflowers. The cemetery, established in 1872, is a beautiful time capsule of native...

MWC Eco-brief: Pellsville Cemetery Prairie Spri...

Take a virtual walk through the Pellsville Cemetery Prairie for a Memorial Day view of native spring wildflowers. The cemetery, established in 1872, is a beautiful time capsule of native...

MWC Eco-brief: Common Grackles disappearing

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...