by Mike Kellner | Nov 3, 2022
How can homeowners in Ames be encouraged to increase pollinator-friendly practices in their yards? That was the question addressed by former Prairie Rivers of Iowa Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway Coordinator Shellie Orngard in a recently completed pilot project using... 
by Dan Haug | Aug 25, 2025
I’m sharing some vacation photos, taken at the Athabasca Glacier in Alberta, Canada, because it’s a nice window into Iowa’s icy past and its warming future. Earth science concepts like glacial moraines and watersheds and climate change that can be... 
by Guest Contributor | Jul 22, 2025
Jim Colbert serves on Prairie Rivers’ board of directors. This essay originally appeared on his Substack on June 16. Hi. My name is “Jim” and I’m a lawn deviant. With less effort, less money, less water, and zero use of herbicides and fertilizers you could be a lawn... by Mike Kellner | Oct 9, 2024
Pollinator Friendly Ames: Native Habitat The first goal of the Ames Pollinator Plan is to create & enhance habitats that support native pollinator diversity. Specifically, our goals are to: Increase the number of households possessing native pollinator habitat by... 
by Jessica Butters | Nov 6, 2023
This time of year we seem to notice more bugs* indoors. For some people this isn’t worrisome. For others, it may mean frantic googling to ensure you’re not seeing an unknown pest. In this article, we discuss 1) trustworthy sources of information about bugs in the...