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Orlan Love Outdoors Oct. 18, 2019 10:22 am
Nothing says fall like gray clouds and skeletal trees reflected at dawn in the glassy surface of a remote marsh. …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent Outdoors Oct. 11, 2019 2:17 pm
The first thing that hit me was the smell. Acre after acre of late summer prairie jumped into my nose, …
Orlan Love Outdoors Oct. 4, 2019 11:18 am
At age 70, I thought my tree-planting days were behind me. Actuarial tables say I can expect to live another …
By Brandon Caswell, correspondent Outdoors Sep. 27, 2019 11:32 am
Not to be confused with the mythical wizard of ages past, the merlin is a small raptor found throughout much …
Orlan Love Outdoors Sep. 20, 2019 2:16 pm
One of nature’s least likely spectacles, the fall monarch butterfly migration, is at or near its peak across Iowa. While …
Outdoors Sep. 13, 2019 1:43 pm
DUBUQUE – It is a sport folks typically don’t think of when it comes to high school extracurricular activities. With …
Orlan Love
Outdoors Sep. 6, 2019 12:54 pm
My wife and I disagree about our lawn, which is a succession of dandelions, white clover and plantain held together …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent
Outdoors Aug. 30, 2019 12:39 pm
I don’t have a favorite wildflower. But if I did, it might be Silphium laciniatum. Commonly called ‘compass plant,” the …
By Brandon Caswell, correspondent
Outdoors Aug. 16, 2019 10:27 am
Several species of wading birds, especially herons and egrets, make Eastern Iowa their home in warmer months. They are larger, …
Orlan Love
Outdoors Aug. 9, 2019 12:35 pm
During the recent dry spell, my two favorite rivers, the Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa, have fallen to wader-friendly levels, presenting an …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent
Outdoors Aug. 2, 2019 11:59 am
‘Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.” My father-in-law loves that line. He’s the only one I’ve …
By John Lawrence Hanson, correspondent
Outdoors Jul. 29, 2019 12:37 pm
Sunsets are for contemplation. Our star’s daily descent not only organizes life from day to night, it reorganizes the mind …
Orlan Love
Outdoors Jul. 26, 2019 1:05 pm
QUASQUETON – After 35 years’ gardening in the geographic center of this Buchanan County town, I am at last confronted …
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