If you thought emerald ash bore is a menace, you’re right. However, there is a new invader making its way to Wisconsin from the east coast and this one could…
There are two kinds of wildland fire, wildfire and controlled fire. Wildfires, also called forest fires or brush fires are fire gone awry. They are the devastating fires that scorch…
Sundial Lupine Three weeks ago, the Wisconsin prairies were awash in sundial lupine, the wild lupine that adorns our sand counties. The early spring and ample rain that blessed our…
Join your hosts Jeremie Favre and Ellen Geisler for a field day, Starting a Commercial Sheep Farm from Scratch. Give your dream of starting a sheep a kickstart with this…
The goldfinch emerges from the gloom of the Baraboo Range, flaring out as it comes to rest on the feeder. This May morning it is joined briefly by a riot…
The Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (formerly known as the Madison Audubon Society) will is conducting a Prescribed Fire Workshop at their Goose Pond Sanctuary near Arlington, Wisconsin. This workshop is…
Shakespeare famously penned, “What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo was speaking of family names, not flowers. Those of us in…
Author: Maura R. O’Connor Published by Bold Type Books Copyright 2023 If you are a prescribed burn boss who is busily running around tryping to get your burn plans completed…
Landowners quickly learn that restoration is not a task, nor an event; it is a process. The older among us can remember a childhood when open woodlands were the rule…
Science of Tree Felling (FOR 396) March 22-24, 2024 | Tomahawk, Wis. In this course, high schoolers will join UW-Stevens Point forestry undergraduate students and industry professionals in a 3-day, field-intensive…