Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps
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Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Frog and Toad Respiration
Frogs and toads are collectively referred to as Anurans. Anurans can breathe with lungs and through their skin. Highly aquatic anurans make greater... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Historic Barns
I receive many requests for photos of historic Midwest barns. Luckily, I have quite a few. Many of the old barns provide habitat for wildlife on f... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa)
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) is a native prairie sunflower that has a root system that forms underground tubers. Similar to potatoes,... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Migratory Birds Predicting Hurricanes
The Veery, and other declining migratory bird species that call the Midwest home during the summer, have been found to reliably predict disastrou... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Orbweaver Spiders
We all have phobias, mine centers around spiders. But, they fascinate me, especially the orb weavers, so what better topic to dive into for Hallo... -
Midwest Wilderness connections Eco-sweep: Dragonflies and Ecological Services
While manning a booth at the farmers market yesterday, I noted dragonflies zipping above the crowd. The dragonflies were providing what is called ... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Natural Areas in Urban Parks
I went for a very lovely stroll with the kids through one of Champaign's urban parks dedicated to prairie restoration. It was definitely a mindful... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Dragonfly and Dameselfly ID
To tell the difference between dragonflies and damselflies, look at their wings. Dragonflies, such as this common darner, hold their wings perpen... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Prairie Pothole Country
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. ... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Spicebush Swallowtail
The spicebush swallowtail is a mimic of the poisonous pipevine swallow tail. The spicebush swallowtail frequents habitats that are wooded to open ... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections: Natural Area Restoration in Urban Landscapes
In most Midwestern states, the dickcissel is listed as a grassland species of greatest conservation need. Due to the conversion of grasslands to a... -
Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Great Egret
The great egret was on a path to extinction in the late 1800s when women found it fashionable to decorate their hats with beautiful bird feathers....
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