Cool video from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission: Two rare butterflies, arogos skippers, rest on a pale purple coneflower while eastern meadowlarks and dickcissels sing in the background. These butterflies and birds are representative of many species that have declined…
Very cool! Freshwater sponges are creatures I have little experience with, but would really like to learn more. This sponge garden looks amazing! From Twitter.
From the Choctaw Cultural Center For centuries, the Choctaw people referred to the eastern diamondback rattlesnake as sinthullo or the supernatural snake. This was a respected animal not only for its lethality and because it gives a warning before it…
Green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) (aka Spider Milkweed; Green Antelopehorn) Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae) All the rain this spring has the green milkweed really doing well and looking good. I am seeing it all over the place. Green Milkweed is a native…
The Decade of Ecological Restoration! Begins today. 30-some years ago when I began my practice of ecological restoration it was inconceivable that a decade of world-wide emphasis on restoration might be declared. We have come a long ways indeed in…
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has reprinted A Field Guide to Oklahoma’s Amphibians and Reptiles. After being out of print for several years, it is good to have it available again. The book is a great value at only…
From the website: Stay tuned for more information, and a proposed date for the workshop. The Rivercane Restoration Alliance will coordinate a workshop based on availability and time constraints of participants. Facilitators will guide discussion to identify resources, identify knowledge/data…
A post from the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center: Happy Birthday to the Spiro Mounds! 43 years ago today, the grounds and facility of the Spiro Mounds Archaeological State Park were dedicated and officially opened to the public. At the time…
