Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

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!

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.  

MWC Eco-brief: Pileated Woodpecker

MWC Eco-brief: Pileated Woodpecker

The pileated woodpecker is a large, crow sized woodpecker of forests with mature trees and an abundance of standing or fallen dead woody debris. The holes they drill in trees...

MWC Eco-brief: Pileated Woodpecker

The pileated woodpecker is a large, crow sized woodpecker of forests with mature trees and an abundance of standing or fallen dead woody debris. The holes they drill in trees...