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…
Category: Animals
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I spent a day this fall clearing brush on an island in the Wisconsin River managed by the Aldo Leopold Foundation. This island is one of several used as a…
Radar isn’t just good for tracking weather patterns – it also helps track migration of birds. Radar stands for “radio detection and ranging.” It works by emitting a pulse from…
I don’t know about you, but I get restless during the cold and lazy days of winter. I felled and hauled firewood for next year much of it is even…
Living in Wisconsin means dealing with chronic wasting disease (CWD). Since its discovery here in 2002, the disease has spread from white-tailed deer in western Dane and eastern Iowa…
Looking for something really cool to do on this snowy January Saturday? Get your eagle on at the Bald Eagle Watching Days in Prairie du Sac. The highlight of the…
Caterpillars are finishing their feast on milkweed plants across Wisconsin and preparing to shed their skin to change into monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies are important pollinators collecting reading plant pollen as…
Check out this cool video taken at the Necedah Wildlife Refuge. https://www.facebook.com/NecedahNWR/videos/1376205569105312/ The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to see all sorts or wildlife; from cranes to…
Learn more about whooping cranes and their long journey from the brink of extinction during a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources “Ask the Experts” chat at noon tomorrow, May 11th….