Mead’s?
Here’s one of the Mead’s Milkweed sites at the KU Field station’s demonstration prairie at the Armitage Center. The plot […]
Lady Slippers in April
I went over to Johnson County this evening to check on some lady slipper orchids that I try and monitor […]
Spring Beauties in a Lawn
Earlier this spring I came across this yard in Lawrence. A closer look reveals a carpet of Spring Beauties: Claytonia […]
Early Spring, Woodland Wildflowers
It seems with every passing day comes the realization that this winter is truly the winter that never was here […]
Orchid in Flower
Early this morning I checked on one of the showy orchids–the buds were finally open. Challenge: What’s that hairy, […]
More Orchids
Yesterday morning Craig Hensley from the Schlagle Environmental Library at Wyandotte county lake guided me to a nice showy orchid in full […]
Wandering through Spring in Johnson County
Senecio Mayapple blossom Just a couple of things. Now is the time to start looking for orchids, if that quest […]
Signs of Spring
I usually mark the coming of spring with the first woodcock, the first morning cardinals and robins, the first woodland […]
Miniposters
This is a reposting of a post that first appeared on the NABT BioBlog: Background and Rationale: Almost 20 years […]
Special Places
Sacred places, special places, magical spots…as humans we have a tendency to identify specific or particular natural locations or sites […]