Posts by Kerri Sorrell

Everyone in cold climates has likely seen frost patterns on a window after a very cold night. It can take...

This weekend, take advantage of above-zero temperatures and try a new winter activity: ice fishing! Polk County Conservation is hosting...

Survival for birds in winter is about feather design, grooming, available flood supplies, fat reserves and protection from wind. Feathers...

Our friends at the Dallas County Conservation Board released their winter newsletter recently, which included a piece by Naturalist Chris...

One of the greatest winter pleasures of outdoor enthusiasts is the annual bald eagle watching season. With many bluffs and...

photo by Richie Diesterheft and courtesy of Creative Commons Hikers, save the date! The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center in Dubuque,...

One might wonder if Canada wildrye would be good food for hungry reindeer. It is a cool-season grass related to...

photo by Ken Slade, courtesy of use through Creative Commons Last week, the New York Times published a piece about...

When we dream of great projects, we imagine one like this. This 425-acre addition to the Turin Loess Hills Preserve...

Holiday tidings to your family from ours!

The color of the landscape or any object may be a function of reflected light filtered by dust or moisture...

Are you in last-minute Christmas shopping mode? This year, give a gift to someone you love while protecting the state...