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: pollinators
This is a group of insects and birds that feed on the nectar and pollen of plants and while feeding spread the pollen of those plants to neighboring flowers.
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…
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…
Southwest Badger Resource Conservation & Development Council is presenting a series of talks help landowners in Southwestern Wisconsin attract more bees, butterflies, humming birds and other pollinators to their property. Pollinators…