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Climate Adaptation Fund Pre-proposals Due NLT 5PM April 8th

April 7, 2016

This is a very short-fuse notice regarding a funding opportunity from the Wildlife Conservation Society for projects focused on implementing priority conservation actions for climate adaptation at a landscape scale for up to two years. Projects include those based in and around urban environments as … [Read more...]

Some Points on Biodiversity

April 6, 2016

Monarch Caterpillar munching on a milkweed (Asclepias L.) plant.

Entomologist Doug Tallamy was in Green Bay last week and I had the privilege of hearing two of the four presentations he made. Here are some points I wanted to share with you: … [Read more...]

Conservation Congress – Wisconsin

April 4, 2016

On Monday, April 11th, the 2016 Conservation Congress will be held in each county of the State of Wisconsin at 7PM. Wisconsin is one of the few, if perhaps the only, state to give its citizens a voice in conservation legislation through such hearings. Although most of the items covered by these … [Read more...]

Spring is Here!

April 1, 2016

Indian corn (Dicentra canadensis) poking through the leaves of the woodland floor.

  Wondering around my yard earlier this week, I found these signs of spring peeking through the leaves of my woodland. Hope you're enjoying signs of spring in your own yard as well. Leave a comment and tell us what's coming up in your yard. … [Read more...]

Banning DDT

March 30, 2016

Reference my previous post on Lorrie Otto and DDT. Since I mentioned that banning DDT led to the charter of Wild Ones, I thought you might like to read a synopsis about how it all happened: 1942: DDT First Used DDT was introduced during WWII to protect our troops from the mosquito-borne disease … [Read more...]

March is Women’s History Month – Lorrie Otto

March 28, 2016

During the month of March, the United States celebrates Women's History Month and I would be remiss if I didn't add to the list of notable women being celebrated Lorrie Otto. Lorrie, whose campaign to use native plants and natural landscaping to heal the Earth after she and her cohorts from CNRA … [Read more...]

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