Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant Through USDA Conservation Programs

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...

This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...

This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...

A panoramic, vast wet meadow in full bloom with golden plumes of giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) accented by purple plumes of spotted joe-pye weed (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus ). Photo taken in Riceville, Howard County, Iowa, USA.

MWC Eco-brief: Little gems of Iowa's prairies a...

Little gems of Iowa's prairies and wetlands are tucked away on private lands. What a glorious sight it must have been for the early pioneers to see the blooming wildflowers...

MWC Eco-brief: Little gems of Iowa's prairies a...

Little gems of Iowa's prairies and wetlands are tucked away on private lands. What a glorious sight it must have been for the early pioneers to see the blooming wildflowers...

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.  

MWC Eco-Brief: Compassplant

Aligning its leaves north to south, thus reducing direct sunlight on a hot summers day on the prairie, is how compassplant got its name.