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  • This Week

This Week: March 22, 2021

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  • March 23, 2021March 24, 2021

Get a sampling of the latest land management news and research, collected with Wisconsin property owners in mind.

  • Reviews

Buckthorn Blaster Rocks Brush Clearing

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  • June 12, 2020August 23, 2020

Some ideas are incredibly obvious, once you see them. The four once Buckthorn Blaster is just that kind of product. This simple herbicide applicator will change the way you cut…

  • Squirrel Farm Journal

Woodland Looking Like a Wreck

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  • May 17, 2020

For the Birds This week saw an explosion of spring flowers and activity across the squirrel farm. We hung the bird feeders as soon as we moved in a month…

  • Squirrel Farm Journal

A spring morning amble

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  • May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

It is about time that I acknowledge maybe the biggest difficulty I have writing, especially about land stewardship; particularly living on the squirrel farm. My office has a large window…

common buckthorn

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  • May 11, 2020May 28, 2020

Rhamnus cathartica L. Description: Leaves & stems: Ovate or elliptic, with prominent veins curving toward tip. Mostly opposite leaves, 1-2.5” long, with tiny teeth. Leaves remain on plants and stay green into…

  • Squirrel Farm Journal

Get Active in the Woodland this Spring

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  • April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Spring in the woodland brings promise and challenge. Yesterday saw the first violets of the spring on the squirrel farm, a five acre woodland property my wife Anette and I…

  • Invasive Plants

Why Are Invasives So Bad?

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  • November 15, 2018November 13, 2018

For the past year, I have been fielding questions about conservation, biology and invasive species on the forum Quora. It gives me a chance to hear the questions and concerns…

About Invasive Species

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  • November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

It can be really confusing when people talk about invasive species. What exactly are they and why should I care? These questions are especially important for landowners because invasive plants,…

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  • Invasives

Great Brush Pile Burning

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  • January 21, 2018January 21, 2018

Mid winter is a great time for brush piles burning in Wisconsin. My wife Anette and I unpack the Forrester: first the sled; then the leaf blower, pump sprayer and…

  • Invasives

Labor Day Resolution: Work Smarter, Not Harder

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  • September 1, 2017

As Labor Day weekend approaches, my father’s admonition to “work smarter, not harder” comes back to me. I was talking with a friend last week and he mentioned that they…

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