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Canada bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) wet meadows vs. invasive stands of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). How to tell the difference...
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The last native bluff prairie remnant in Davenport, Iowa can be visited in Fairmount Cemetery. Towering above the Mississippi River, this prairie h...
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Over 3 million years ago, the Panama land bridge formed and connected the North American and South American Continents prompting the Great American...
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Finding Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana) blooming in the spring is a special treat. It is a very short plant with white or blue flowers and f...
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Many Midwest streams and rivers have been straightened by channelization. The soil removed from the stream channel is often sidecast next to the st...
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The harmless western fox snake is a common Midwest species often found in the transition zone (ecotone) between wooded and herbaceous habitats. The...
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Fen wetlands of the Upper Midwest occur in areas where cold groundwater spills out onto the earth. The flow of water may seep out of a hillside, su...
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Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) is a native prairie sunflower that has a root system that forms underground tubers. Similar to potatoes,...
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While manning a booth at the farmers market yesterday, I noted dragonflies zipping above the crowd. The dragonflies were providing what is called ...
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To tell the difference between dragonflies and damselflies, look at their wings.
Dragonflies, such as this common darner, hold their wings perpen...
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In the prairie pothole region of Iowa and the surrounding states, the landscape was scraped flat by the Des Moines Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier. ...
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It's katydid season! Katydids sing at night by rubbing their wings together. While it can be hard to spot a well camouflaged katydid, hearing...
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