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What's Up in Iowisota (Blog)
Linda hopes to add a new blog post biweekly, to share information about Iowisota, what is happening in the woods, and whatever else comes to mind! Check back often for a fresh look.
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Fire and Ice
Forces opposite and powerful bring their unique beauty and even complement each other. Our steep hillside “goat” prairie is healthier...
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Mar 243 min read
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Weather or Not
Annual routines, like making maple syrup, are dependent on weather conditions. 2025 has been a bit unpredictable in our corner of the...
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Mar 124 min read
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Sparkly
I love sparkly things… not like cut diamonds and jewels, but rather the important things like snowflakes, rocks, and stars! Nature gives...
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Feb 143 min read
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My Turn
I wrote about public lands a few weeks ago, today I’m writing about private land stewardship. Awhile back, the quote, “It’s not my land,...
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Feb 23 min read
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Brown
It certainly is the season of brown, but there is beauty in the cold hard brown. On a color palette, brown is made up of all the primary...
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Jan 213 min read
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Public
Tens of thousands of acres of “public land” lie within 50 miles of Iowisota. This immense network of federal, state, county and municipal...
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Jan 64 min read
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Silent Night
It was bitter cold at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, so I waited until evening for a solstice night hike. At 3 hours before moonrise, my...
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Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Flurry
As winter strikes at us, the bird feeders have been a flurry of activity. A normal day’s list includes junco, cardinal, white breasted...
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Dec 15, 20242 min read
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Intermission
During intermission, we acquire food, chat with our friends, process what we saw in the first segment of the performance and get ready...
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Nov 26, 20242 min read
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Letting Go
The trees are letting go of their leaves, for this season. We are grateful for the fall rains that have finally come to recharge the soil...
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Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Holding On (Part 2)
The “Hope Elm” along Highway 18 in Wisconsin is the epitome of survival; this tree has endured much but continues to “hold on”. You can...
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Oct 28, 20243 min read
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Holding On
Most of the forest trees are still holding on to their leaves, despite yesterday’s vicious winds that tried to tear them away. Many of...
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Oct 14, 20242 min read
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Seize the Day!
These gorgeous autumn days hold promise of hillsides of brilliant color and cool crisp nights. They also hold threat of the upcoming...
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Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Wild Harvest
Yesterday I was excited to pick a single green bean from my “garden”, but more excited to gather from the wild abundance around me! My...
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Sep 17, 20243 min read
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Shift
Labor Day provided a break from the work “shift”, but also marks a shift in the season. As you look over the landscape at Iowisota, there...
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Sep 2, 20243 min read
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Stellar
This summer has been full of stellar performances, on many levels. It seems appropriate to mention this in the height of the Perseid...
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Aug 13, 20243 min read
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Good Fruit
I had totally given up on the blackberry patch in the field south of the house. They have very robust canes with vicious thorns, and the...
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Jul 30, 20244 min read
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Vacation from Paradise
Iowisota is my usual paradise, full of ecological wonders, embellished with modern day comforts. Last week I took a little vacation in a...
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Jul 16, 20243 min read
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Abundance
As we celebrate the freedoms we have, I also celebrate the abundance that nature provides. Red, white and blue… red blackcap raspberries...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Passage
Another tree fell along the trail last week. I heard the crack of breaking wood and saw the movement of foliage falling across the...
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Jun 17, 20243 min read
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