This Week: June 18, 2021
Round-up of weekly news for Wisconsin landowners
Wisconsin Butterflies
Is one of three online identification guides hosted by the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association (SWBA, pronounced “Sweeba”), local branch of the North American Butterfly Association. They run field trips throughout southern Wisconsin every summer for seasoned butterfly watchers and novices.
Most of Wisconsin has no native earthworms. What’s with that?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Then comes the earth-shattering realization that earthworms are not native. Yes, the soil-enhancing invertebrates hailed for decades and gobbled up by the state’s official bird, the robin, are from Europe.
To grow or to survive: what are the strategies of a perennial grass to face severe seasonal stress?
Functional Ecology
Spoiler alert, “The trade-off between growth versus survival was found to be the key to understanding local adaptation of populations to stressful climatic conditions.”
Webinar: Easy Steps to Start Using Drones to Manage Invasive Species
Wildlife Habitat Council
Monitoring for invasive species is an important aspect of habitat management, but can be challenging on large or inaccessible areas. Drone imagery can save many man-hours of survey time, typically done on foot, and often in remote areas.
Ancient Prairie in Wisconsin
Aldo Leopold Foundation – My Wisconsin woods
Down Nature’s Trail
Dan Hazlett
Thirteen acres of lush green hillside meadow, tucked away in a cool and quiet valley. What a perfect place to spend a Sunday afternoon, slowly stepping along, through a shin-high diversity of native prairie plants. I am in total awe. This rare gem of property has survived for thousands of years—and more incredible, it survived the farm landscape transformation of European settlers.
DNR Seeking Public’s Help To Prevent Spreading Invasive Species
Antigo Times
JUNE 16, 2021
June is Invasive Species Action Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Wisconsinites and visitors to take simple precautions to avoid spreading invasive, nonnative plants and animals in our woods, waters and land year-round.
Caring for wetlands by mapping invasive plants
Wisconsin Wetlands Associaiton
As plants begin to regrow after the long winter, it’s a great time to keep an eye out for invasive plants. As you walk your wetland this spring, take note of any invasive plants and add them to your records or maps of your wetland.
Wisconsin Degree Days
Many plants sprout and flower based on how warm it has been. Check out this chart from the Wisconsin DATCP to see how your neck of the woods compares with average temperatures so far this year.