In 1980, Richard Thorn and James H. Wilson described the natural divisions of Missouri in Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science. Thorn and Wilson listed six divisions and a total of 18 distinct sections within the 6 divisions. For the sake of brevity and clarity we’ve reduced those natural divisions to 5 Missouri ecoregions: …
For the purpose of describing wildlife habitat, the Wildlife Diversity Program of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) divides Iowa into four geographical regions: the Loess Hills, the Prairie Pothole Region, the Heartland, and the Northeast Plateau. Loess Hills and Missouri River Alluvial Plain Standing on the bluffs of the Loess Hills, at the …
North Carolina is composed of three physiographic regions: mountains, piedmont, and coastal plain. The latter includes the narrow barrier islands situated in the Atlantic Ocean just off the state’s eastern coast. The coastal plain encompasses nearly half the land area in the state. It is a vast, mostly flat region that stretches from the coast …
Where does one find birds in Mississippi? Just about everywhere. Many species are ubiquitous, you just can’t miss them, even in urban areas. In the busiest sections of the largest cities, there are always rock pigeons, European starlings, and house sparrows. The parking lots of supermarkets and fast food emporiums are seldom without their daytime …
