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To be, or not to be, that is the question. The viceroy butterfly is commonly mistaken for a monarch. Known as Mullerian mimics, the toxic monarch a...
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The American buffalo is a critical keystone prairie species. Grazing by roaming buffalo herds keeps aggressive grass species in check and creates a...
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Take a virtual walk through the Munson Township Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve while a naturalist identifies plants, birds, and shares additional...
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Have you ever been on a ride with a naturalist who hits the breaks to partake in impromptu remnant prairie ramblings while fiddling with new equipm...
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How many different types of frogs do you hear? Scroll to the bottom of this page for the answer.
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Monarch butterflies require milkweed (Asclepias spp.) as a larval food source. Just as important are nectar food plants to power adult monar...
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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 o...
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Take a virtual walk through the Pellsville Cemetery Prairie for a Memorial Day view of native spring wildflowers. The cemetery, established in ...
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On the tallgrass prairie, prior to European settlement, large swaths of the landscape were free from shrubs or trees. Prairie songbirds often per...
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Male red-winged blackbirds are highly territorial, vying for the best territory with abundant aquatic invertebrate food resources that the female...
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Ruby-throated hummingbirds frolicking in a bed of native cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) in the Horseshoe Bend Unit of the USFWS Port Louisa N...
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This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of n...
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