Prairie Notes header

Prairie Notes are monthly photo/journal observations from Tandy Hills Natural Area by Founder/Director, Don Young. They include field reports, flora and fauna sightings, and more, mixed with a scoop of dry humor and a bit of philosophy. They are available free to all who get on the FOTHNA email list.

Everything On It
05/03/12

so lush and beautifully painted with wildflowers right now
read

Tandy Hills Semicentennial
04/17/12

we've survived the plow, grazing, development and gas drilling
read

Prairie Festx3 Takes Flight

04/05/12

It's drop-dead beautiful out there
read

Leaping into Spring

03/01/12

Everything's bloomin' early
read

Male-Rain & Female-Rain

01/31/12

Early signs indicate a great wildflower season
read

Staying Tuned In

01/01/12

A string of sunny days after Christmas
read

A New Day

12/01/11

A re-imagined Prairie Fest for 2012
read

Metamorphosis
10/31/11

prairie metamorphosis is under way
read

The Engulfed Death Car of Tandy Creek
10/27/11

I felt the hair on my neck stand up
read

Horizontal Grandeur
10/02/11

A single Monarch butterfly dances around the prairie, searching for an elusive bit of pollen
read