
Last week I started my field season by getting down on my hands and knees to collect plants and pollinators at the Yellow Quill Prairie Preserve, which is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (http://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/?referrer=https://www.google.ca/). While that may not sound particularly appealing to you, it is something that I love about my job. After a long winter stuck inside, it is marvelous to spend some time out…