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Sep 1
7 min

Assisted Migrations

In my mind, every month has a color. January is white, fresh and new and snowy. February is kind of a twist cone of vanilla and brown....

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KAGPAI: kenny's annual great prairiestomp across iowa

Kenny Slocum

Aug 3
6 min

KAGPAI: kenny's annual great prairiestomp across iowa

I had two friends come up for RAGBRAI, and with the ride’s terminus just a short drive from my home in McGregor, they asked if I’d be...

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Clayton County Conservation

Jul 14
1 min

Motor Mill Inn Water and Septic Bid Info

Notice of public hearing and bid letting.

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Jul 13
1 min

Motor Mill Inn Construction Bid Info

Notice of public hearing and bid letting.

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Invasive Species and the Trolley Problem

Kenny Slocum

Jul 1
9 min

Invasive Species and the Trolley Problem

The trolley problem is a famous thought experiment meant to explore the realm of ethics. The typical framing goes something like this: a...

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Jun 28
0 min

4th of July

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Jun 22
1 min

Pony Hollow Trail Count Volunteering

We are in search of volunteers to help us with our Pony Hollow Trail use count and survey on July 15 & 16. We have six time slots...

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Kenny Slocum

Jun 6
8 min

April Showers Brought May Flowers

The Iowa Native Plant Society marks May as "Iowa Wildflower Month," and if you've spent any time in the woods this spring it's easy to...

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Kenny Slocum

May 5
5 min

Cuddly Cotyledons

This time of year every naturalist, armchair or otherwise, is enraptured with the stunning emergence of spring ephemerals. These...

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Kenny Slocum

Apr 5
8 min

Don't get fooled again

I love April. The wildflowers wake up, the horizon on my drive home fills with columns of smoke from prescribed burns, and of course,...

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