A Turtle Steals the Show!
Today, I presented nine times on prairies! In the morning, I saw four kindergarten classes. I like students of all ages, including kindergarten. The weather was fine, although a little…
Category: plants
All it Took was a Couple of Warm Days!
The weather in April was unpredictable as usual. Rain and some sun forces the plants to begin photosynthesizing, seeds shed their coats and sprout, and trees begin to leaf out.…
Lovely Lilac Memories
Lilacs are some of my favorite flowers. Their heady fragrance is heavenly in the fresh spring air that still has a cool bite in the morning. Growing up outside of…
Silent Sunday: Story County (Iowa) Conservation Center Trails
All Photographs, © Carol Labuzzetta, 2019
Academic Writing: Prescribed Burns
Some weeks ago I posted one of my academic papers from my graduate coursework in Environmental Education and Natural Resources. I am finding, roughly six months out of school, that…
Snow in April…Here we go again!
Last year, it was April 21st when we had a snow storm. The fruit trees in our home orchard had buds and snow-covered them all. It was unbelievable! Here are…
Milkweed Mission
It is a little early to start thinking about the arrival of my favorite butterfly, but I read that the Monarchs have started to leave their overwintering site in Central…
Phenology: It is 5 o’clock and Spring is on the Way!
We all know the saying, “it’s five o’clock somewhere” which usually refers to having an adult beverage well before the time it might be socially acceptable to do so. But,…
