The Bridges, a newsletter from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, featured a good article about lichens by Jaime Kenowski. (Fall 2021) As Dr. James Bennett, who is an emeritus professor of botany of UW-Madison, once said. "Lichens, you've probably spent your life overlooking them, but … [Read more...]
Burning My Prairie
I'm looking forward to burning a fourth of my prairie this November. It's almost ten years since I've burned my prairie, and now is the time, since it's too wet in the spring. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) land managers consider prescribed burns their most … [Read more...]
Finally, the THWN 25th Anniversary Conference
Finally, after two years, mark your calendars and join the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter for their 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration with special keynote speaker, Douglas Tallamy, PhD, nationally recognized environmental speaker and award-winning author. Douglas W. Tallamy - Keynote … [Read more...]
Celebrate Four Conservation Heroes Virtually
The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) Foundation holds an annual Induction Ceremony, typically on a Saturday around Earth Day. This year's ceremony will honor our 2020 and 2021 Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame conservation heroes Saturday, April 24, 2021. Join us for a series of four … [Read more...]
Ephemerals
There is much more to see. The immature Cooper's hawk is flying around to check out bird feeders because they do go after small birds. The pollinators have just a smidgen of hope to see wildflowers. Here in Northeast Wisconsin I have seen: (Click a single photo – then click the photo again … [Read more...]
$1.7 Million for Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
This is part of the article from NWWF New Releases: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.7 million in grants to conserve monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, … [Read more...]
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