Are you starting to get excited about spring and getting out in your yard? Digging in the dirt? Planting new plants, trees, and shrubs? Are you asking yourself what you can do for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators? Then you should know about the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter’s annual … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Reauthorize Wisconsin’s Stewardship Program
In 1989, Governor Tommy Thompson and the Wisconsin legislature created the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to preserve valuable natural areas and wildlife habitat, protect water quality and fisheries, and expand the opportunities for outdoor recreation. Normally, the Stewardship Program is on a … [Read more...]
What’s Happening to Land Use?
The first formal study of erosion took place under the Soil Conservation Act of 1935. Through the years, it has been updated by many Acts. The Rural Development of Act of 1972 implemented a land inventory and monitoring program, which generally follows a complex sampling of five-year increments. For … [Read more...]
American Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
While visiting Mandy Ploch's cabin recently, I noticed the American Witchhazel was blossomed out two weeks ahead of time. I looked again the following weekend, and the plant was just about blooming. A couple of days to go, just when it was supposed be. Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) One of the … [Read more...]
Conserving the Jewels of the Night
As I've written before, fireflies are in peril. Reference my post entitled Fireflies are Glowing. The Xerces Society sent out an announcement this past week that they were mounting a new firefly conservation campaign: Conserving the Jewels of the Night. "Fireflies are some of our most … [Read more...]
Turtlehead (Chelone spp)
Years ago in the rain garden area of my prairie, I had native White Turtlehead (Chelone gabra) and Pink Turtlehead (Chelone oblique).* Over the years, as they've expanded their locations and moved closer to one another, the White Turtlehead seems to be changing. It has adopted a distinct white and … [Read more...]
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