Ray Harden
This was not what I expected to see -- a wide river valley flood plain, with oak savannahs and tall grass to the river's...
Be careful! There is an alien species in the road ditches and the idle fields around Perry that might cause you harm. It is...
Just outside the window in my den there is a 4-foot-tall hedge of yew bushes, with very gnarled and dense branches.
For the past week...
The North Raccoon River was nearly bank full, and the current was moving swiftly when Joe Warnock, Dr. Steve Sohn and I launched our...
A dozen members of the Perry Lions Club met on Earth Day, Friday, April 22 a 5 p.m. at the intersection of Iowa Highway...
One of the prettiest little birds at the feeder this time of year is the male house finch. His red head and streaked red...
The Perry Lions Club set out flags Thursday morning in the downtown area as part of their Flags Over Perry project. The flags were displayed...
Rick Carpenter, director of the DMACC Perry VanKirk Career Academy, was the guest speaker at last Monday's meeting of the Perry Lions Club.
Carpenter told...
Saturday, April 22 is Earth Day. This is a national day of observance to reflect on the earth’s environmental issues and think about what...
During our January 2016 birding adventures in Florida, we wanted to see a red-cockaded woodpecker. It is an endangered species found only in the...