Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

MWC Eco-brief: Wood Duck Shenanigans

MWC Eco-brief: Wood Duck Shenanigans

The male wood duck has long been admired for its highly decorative plumage. This duck nests in tree holes that form where a branch has broken off, exposing heartwood that...

MWC Eco-brief: Wood Duck Shenanigans

The male wood duck has long been admired for its highly decorative plumage. This duck nests in tree holes that form where a branch has broken off, exposing heartwood that...

MWC Eco-brief: One busy mama!

MWC Eco-brief: One busy mama!

Have you watched a pair of Canada geese in amazement as they chaperone an unbelievable number of goslings? Egg dumping, laying eggs in another female's nest, is practiced by Canada...

MWC Eco-brief: One busy mama!

Have you watched a pair of Canada geese in amazement as they chaperone an unbelievable number of goslings? Egg dumping, laying eggs in another female's nest, is practiced by Canada...

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

Got oxygen? Stream water holds less available oxygen than air. Water picks up dissolved oxygen (DO) where mixing occurs and when plants & algae release DO during photosynthesis. How much...

MWC Eco-brief: Got Oxygen?

Got oxygen? Stream water holds less available oxygen than air. Water picks up dissolved oxygen (DO) where mixing occurs and when plants & algae release DO during photosynthesis. How much...

MWC Eco-briefs: Fairmount Cemetery & Crematory

MWC Eco-briefs: Fairmount Cemetery & Crematory

Oblivious Rockingham Road traffic zips past this bluff prairie, which has stood on this spot of Mississippi River bluff in Davenport, Iowa for thousands of years. This hidden gem, buzzing...

MWC Eco-briefs: Fairmount Cemetery & Crematory

Oblivious Rockingham Road traffic zips past this bluff prairie, which has stood on this spot of Mississippi River bluff in Davenport, Iowa for thousands of years. This hidden gem, buzzing...

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...

Welcome to Midwest Wilderness Connections!

Welcome to Midwest Wilderness Connections!

Welcome to Midwest Wilderness Connections!

Welcome to Midwest Wilderness Connections!

Welcome to Midwest Wilderness Connections!