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Jim Colbert

Lived in Iowa most of my life. Retired ISU Bio professor. Outdoors person. Skunk River Navy. Totally frustrated with Iowa's disrespect for rivers and streams and minimal amount of public land.

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In Your Nature

2007 Project AWARE Participants (Source)

On Monday 13 July 2026 I had the opportunity to help Project AWARE volunteers learn more about Iowa’s native biodiversity. But before I get to that I should provide some context and some background....

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In Your Nature

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A desert in Iowa? Shirley you jest (with many thanks to Naked Gun, the best comedy movie ever). But yes – Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve in eastern Iowa near the city of Muscatine is a little desert with cacti and everything....

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In Your Nature

Golden Oyster Mushrooms (JT Colbert)

Golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) are native to eastern Russia, northern China, and Japan. Beginning in the early 2000s this species began to be cultivated in U.S. because the fruiting...

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In Your Nature

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In the spring of 2010, I was nearing the end of my term as the President of the Iowa Academy of Science. A constitutional amendment (“IWILL” – Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy) was on the ballot that upcoming fall to establish the “Natu...

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In Your Nature

Black Medick (Source)

Many people driving by my home would think: “Now – there’s somebody who does NOT care about weeds.” And they would be right in at least two respects. First, “weed” has no biological meaning. Weed is a human construct...

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    Lived in Iowa most of my life. Retired ISU Bio professor. Skunk River Navy. Lichens. Hunting. Fishing. Canoeing. Hiking. Winter camping. Totally frustrated with Iowa's disrespect for rivers and streams and minimal amount of public land.

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