Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps
MWC Eco-brief: Beauty and the Beast
We all marvel at the beauty and acrobatics of dragonflies and damselflies. Less well known is that years of their life are spent underwater as nymphs; the T-Rex...
MWC Eco-brief: Beauty and the Beast
We all marvel at the beauty and acrobatics of dragonflies and damselflies. Less well known is that years of their life are spent underwater as nymphs; the T-Rex...
MWC Eco-sweep: Muskrat Maneuvers
Muskrats build huts in standing water by mounding mud and vegetation that is significantly elevated above the water level. A central chamber within the hut is located above the...
MWC Eco-sweep: Muskrat Maneuvers
Muskrats build huts in standing water by mounding mud and vegetation that is significantly elevated above the water level. A central chamber within the hut is located above the...
MWC Eco-brief: Skunk Cabbage on the Scene
Skunk cabbage occurs in wooded wetlands where it produces yellow speckled maroon flowers in late winter to early spring. This plant can warm itself up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which...
MWC Eco-brief: Skunk Cabbage on the Scene
Skunk cabbage occurs in wooded wetlands where it produces yellow speckled maroon flowers in late winter to early spring. This plant can warm itself up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which...
MWC Eco-brief: How winter birds do what they do
How do birds, such as the horned lark, keep their thin, exposed legs from freezing? Arteries carrying warm blood from the heart run parallel to, and warm, the cooled blood...
MWC Eco-brief: How winter birds do what they do
How do birds, such as the horned lark, keep their thin, exposed legs from freezing? Arteries carrying warm blood from the heart run parallel to, and warm, the cooled blood...
MWC Eco-brief: Midwest Winter Wonderland
Take a ride through a Midwest winter wonderland in Allerton Park and Retreat Center, Monticello, Illinois. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Midwest Wilderness Connections (@midwestwildernessconnections)
MWC Eco-brief: Midwest Winter Wonderland
Take a ride through a Midwest winter wonderland in Allerton Park and Retreat Center, Monticello, Illinois. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Midwest Wilderness Connections (@midwestwildernessconnections)
MWC Eco-brief: Bald Eagle Namesake
The bald eagle doesn't get it's namesake white head and tail until 4 to 5 years of age. The 4 year old individual in this image doesn't quite have a...
MWC Eco-brief: Bald Eagle Namesake
The bald eagle doesn't get it's namesake white head and tail until 4 to 5 years of age. The 4 year old individual in this image doesn't quite have a...
