UPDATE: This photo (at right) shows what remained of the once-healthy oak tree as of the end of July 2014. CEDAR RAPIDS — The Kell family is saying good-bye to their front-yard tree. It’s not torrential rains, high winds or even a lightning strike that is spelling the end for the mature pin oak. This summer’s […]
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Muscatine is site of latest Emerald Ash ...
News today that Emerald Ash Borer was discovered in Muscatine brings to 11 the number of counties in Iowa where the destructive beetle has been found. Find information about previous sightings and what you can do for your trees in these stories: Tenth infestation announced Beetle found in Iowa City Advice for homeowners State quarantine […]
Latest Emerald Ash Borer identification ...
The march continues. Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle that kills all varieties of ash trees, has been positively identified from a tree in Mount Pleasant, in Henry County. The latest discovery, announced Friday, July 11, 2014, brings to 10 the number of counties where the devastating beetle has been found in Iowa.
June events: recycled fashion show and s...
Image/Solar Works for Iowa Quite a few events coming up in Eastern Iowa that I’ll be posting in the next several days. Solar energy takes center stage throughout Iowa and a “recycle” style show hits the runway in Cedar Rapids, both this month.
Emerald Ash Borer beetle found in Iowa C...
IOWA CITY – An unusual twist to the unfolding Emerald Ash Borer saga in Iowa with the announcement today of the discovery of an adult beetle, but no apparent infestation. Read background on the destructive ash borer’s march across Iowa in these articles Advice for homeowners State quarantine begins Creston infestation and see more about […]
Northeast Iowa to receive international ...
The beautiful cerulean warbler and other birds and wildlife will be further protected with Iowa’s first dedicated “Globally Important Bird” area. A dedication will be held at 11 a.m. May 31 at the Yellow River State Forest headquarters in Allamakee County. Here is more about the dedication from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources:
Free film screening in Iowa City sheds l...
UPDATE: Prairiewoods in Hiawatha will offer a similar event, with a focus on the decline of monarchs. Here is that info: The Plight of the Monarch at Prairiewoods, Monday, May 5, 7–9 p.m. Have you noticed that the population of monarch butterflies is dwindling? Spring is the time to plant milkweed and native flowers, crucial […]
Flood fears rise with Iowa’s wet forecas
It was a white-knuckle drive home from Manchester to Cedar Rapids late Sunday afternoon, with torrential rains, tornado warnings and blindingly bright flashes of lightning. With rain forecast for the next four days, the fear of flooding is on the minds of many Eastern Iowans. In Manchester, I stopped at Bushel & A Peck, a […]
Earth-y events happening Saturday in Ced...
This Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day, but many activities are happening Saturday, including special events in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Backyard Abundance has its fourth annual plant sale scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in Iowa City and EcoFest will take place the same day in the NewBo City […]
Seed giveaways, composting, recycling an...
So much is happening in the coming days in Iowa City, beginning this Saturday, April 19, 2014 and running through Earth Week. Johnson County hosts two Earth Week events next week that are free and open to the public and The Salvage Barn, operated by Friends of Historic Preservation, hosts a daylong event this Saturday […]