Monarch Research Project
The Gazette is partnering with the Linn Landowner Forum to present a series of columns on elements property owners should consider when replacing trees and plants lost in the Aug.…
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If you’ve joined us for the recent webinars focussing on Pollinator Zones, you’ve heard the message that what you grow in your yard, however large or small it might be,…
read moreThe third installment in Monarch Research’s five-part conference series will be held this Saturday, 06/06 at 11AM. In this session, “Advanced Pollinator Zones ~ Habitat Restoration Techniques and Polliscaping with…
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The Monarch Research Project sends a big THANK YOU to Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust for supporting our seed give aways this fall. Attendees at our recent Linn Landowner Forum…
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The following post is shared from the Linn County News feed posted on August 29, 2019. Linn County Conservation presented with 2019 Excellence in Action award from ISAC The Linn…
read moreUpdate of a Monarch 6×6 BioTent on a naturally growing plot of milkweed stocked by wild OE free adult butterflies. We are conducting research to compare the success of monarchs…
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Guest post by Jabe Gonder, MRS Summer Research Intern. 6×6 milkweed plot is prepared for a BioTent This summer’s research is in full swing headed into the second week of…
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Orlan Love in the Orlan Love Prairie, Squaw Creek State Park. On Tuesday, June 24 a 6.6 acre pollinator prairie within Linn County’s Squaw Creek State Park was formally dedicated…
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Kallie is hard at work at the MRS testing for OE: Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a single celled parasite that infects monarchs. We test every monarch in the station. Kallie tests adult…
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Mark September 29, 2019 on your calendar for the 4th Annual Linn County Landowner Forum. This year’s event will be special! We’re featuring a talk by Doug Tallamy, professor in…
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