Million Trees Project Giveaway

  • February 16, 2020
Read about the Million Trees Project Giveaway provided by Living Lands and Waters.  This project will offer bur oaks, red oaks, swamp white oaks, and persimmon tree seedlings.  There are detailed instructions on when and how to order the trees, which will be available on February 25 at 10 AM. […]
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Snow Seeding

  • January 14, 2020
One of the strategies for planting seeds is to distribute them on top of the snow.  This strategy provides natural stratification, and brings the seed into contact with the soil, as the snow melts.  Prairie Moon provided two comparison photos to demonstrate the amount of settling that had taken place […]
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Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

Winter Visitor

  • December 16, 2019
Dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis are winter visitors to Illinois.  Although some may show up as early as October, they are regarded as winter migrants or snow birds. These are small sparrow-sized birds that are found on the forest floor and at bird feeders.  Most of their life activities are on […]
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Butterfly Migration Radar Image

Monarch migration visible on weather radar

  • October 22, 2019
The migration of the monarch butterflies and dragonflies can be seen on National Weather Service radar.  The yellow and red colors indicate a higher concentration of these beautiful flying insects, and the green color shows lower concentrations.  This image was captured earlier this month as the insects passed through Oklahoma, […]
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WPPC Launches Updated Website

  • October 6, 2019
We’re excited to launch our updated website. Besides the new look, there are a number of new features.  Please check out the site and all the new features. We hope you’ll visit often.
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Iowa Pork Producers Planting Monarch Habitat

  • March 27, 2019
A report by Monarch Joint Venture describes an effort to engage Iowa pork producers in creating monarch habitat. Hog farmers are collaborating with Iowa State University to provide more habitat for monarch butterflies through on-farm research projects. Since 2015, farmer members of the Iowa Pork Producers Association have worked with […]
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