With no formal training as a writer, my Nebraskaland articles usually require hard work. Recently, however, the storyline and photos for an article on the rare hairy clematis fell into my lap.
Tag: Plants
Phenology: Nature’s Calendar
Phenology is the timing of events in the life cycles of plants and animals. They must rely on cues of the changing seasons to survive.
The Amazing Camouflaged Looper
It’s hard to pick a favorite insect, but I have anyway.
Deceptive Dayflowers
As their name implies, each dayflower blossom is fleeting.
Why You Should Love Wasps!
Wasps are amazing. No, seriously, they’re startlingly cool.
Nebraska’s Monkey-flowers
The roundleaf monkey-flower’s favorite haunts include the slow shallows of spring-fed Sandhills streams and the sandy-bottomed pools of spring-branch canyon streams flowing into the central Niobrara River.