“Do we want ducks or don’t we?” In the early 1900s, as Mississippi River backwaters were being drained en masse and converted to farmland, champions of nature were asking that question in earnest. Their mission: to keep migrating waterfowl, fish, and animals that...

With over 90 people in attendance, the Prescribed Fire Seminar and Art Exhibit on January 27th was a huge success. The Galena Center for the Arts proved to be a perfect venue for the art exhibit as well as the two-part seminar. In the first session, Gillian Moore,...