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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
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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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
The spicebush swallowtail is a mimic of the poisonous pipevine swallow tail. The spicebush swallowtail frequents habitats that are wooded to open ...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
In most Midwestern states, the dickcissel is listed as a grassland species of greatest conservation need. Due to the conversion of grasslands to a...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
Many oak woodlands in the Midwest were historically open and savanna-like. These habitats were filled to the brim with species diversity due to th...
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