Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

Midwest Woodland Prescribed Fire - A Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-Brief

Midwest Woodland Prescribed Fire - A Midwest Wi...

Join me in a quick video discussing the importance and benefits of prescribed fire in oak dominated woodlands!

Midwest Woodland Prescribed Fire - A Midwest Wi...

Join me in a quick video discussing the importance and benefits of prescribed fire in oak dominated woodlands!

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Midwest Streams and Floodplains

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Midwe...

Many Midwest streams and rivers have been straightened by channelization. The soil removed from the stream channel is often sidecast next to the stream creating levees that block the stream...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Midwe...

Many Midwest streams and rivers have been straightened by channelization. The soil removed from the stream channel is often sidecast next to the stream creating levees that block the stream...

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

It's a great time to look for dragonflies & damselflies, collectively called odonates! Each species has a certain flight season when adults peak in abundance. Consequently, the odonate community will...

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

It's a great time to look for dragonflies & damselflies, collectively called odonates! Each species has a certain flight season when adults peak in abundance. Consequently, the odonate community will...

MWC Eco-brief: Stream Detritus

MWC Eco-brief: Stream Detritus

Detritus consisting of leaves, sticks, or other organic debris is essential to steam life. This material provides food, shelter, and chemical conditions that influence instream wildlife communities. Detritus jumpstarts the...

MWC Eco-brief: Stream Detritus

Detritus consisting of leaves, sticks, or other organic debris is essential to steam life. This material provides food, shelter, and chemical conditions that influence instream wildlife communities. Detritus jumpstarts the...

MWC Eco-brief: Farmed Wetlands - Diamonds in the Rough

MWC Eco-brief: Farmed Wetlands - Diamonds in th...

Muflats in cropfields and shallow wetlands serve as vital foraging areas for migratory shorebirds, such as this Wilson's snipe. The snipe uses its very long beak to search for invertebrate...

MWC Eco-brief: Farmed Wetlands - Diamonds in th...

Muflats in cropfields and shallow wetlands serve as vital foraging areas for migratory shorebirds, such as this Wilson's snipe. The snipe uses its very long beak to search for invertebrate...

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant Through USDA Conservation Programs

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...

This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...

MWC Eco-brief: Preservation of an Iowa Remnant ...

This beautiful prairie remnant located in Hancock County, Iowa was used as cow pasture for quite some time. This resulted in the proliferation of native plant species that tolerate grazing...