A father takes his daughter duck hunting, with the goal of teaching her to value wildlife and nature.
Author: Gerry Steinauer
Confessions from the Sunflower Patch
It grows in road ditches, pastures and other areas that aren’t farmed. Its late-summer flush of golden blooms is hard to miss.
The Northern Catalpa Tree
The northern catalpa is a tree you likely recognize but may not know by name.
The Deceptive Coneflowers
In early summer, each coneflower stem develops a single flower head with a ring of pink to rose-red, spreading to drooping petals.
Native Rush Seeds Reborn
When buried in sediment and shielded from the elements, tiny, nearly microscopic rush seeds can remain viable for decades.
Newly Discovered Mushrooms
This past June, I spent a week collecting mushrooms with Northern Prairies Land Trust ecologist Chance Brueggemann and mycologist Derek Zeller.