Tips for 4 Common Fall Projects
The number of hopeful projects for landowners always seems infinite, but each fall presents an opportunity to check something off the seemingly never-ending list. Here are…
The number of hopeful projects for landowners always seems infinite, but each fall presents an opportunity to check something off the seemingly never-ending list. Here are…
As it turns out, the most important date to note in your 2021 phenology field book is…right now! We’re not exactly sure how that works,…
It’s one of THE best perks of woodland ownership. Every autumn a master artist comes along and overnight converts your property into a priceless work…
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) forestry staff have confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in the Town of Little Suamico in Oconto…
We’ve reached a big social media milestone! In less than two years, our My Wisconsin Woods Facebook page recently earned its 10,000th dedicated follower! Since…
Pollinators are all the buzz, and while butterflies and moths are not the most important pollinators of plants, they might possibly be the most loved.…
What is Japanese hedge parsley? Japanese hedge parsley is a relatively new invasive to Wisconsin. It is a biennial that flowers in mid-summer of the…
It’s your part of the massive Farm Bill. The federal Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recognizes that “top-down” funding gets better with “bottom-up” input through…
2020 has been a late year for the mighty morel mushroom in Wisconsin. Lingering cool weather and late, widespread frosty nights have kept soil temperatures…
Enjoy these informative online classes conducted by delightful, insightful professionals, designed to give you the knowledge to put your unique signature on your woodland. These…
If you plan to be out in the woods or live next to woods, don’t be too quick to trade long pants and long sleeves…
Well, shoot. Looks like we’re all cooped up for a while longer—and just as Spring is tapping at our early-morning windows—so we might as well make the…
A few years after cutting aspen (aka popple), it is impossible to tell that this spot had a timber harvest. Aspen and other young forest…
The health of private lands has always been important to society as a whole. That’s why federal, state, and county governments offer public conservation assistance to private…
Beware! If you are a woodland owner of pine and spruce stands, and you anticipate harvesting or thinning, now is the time to understand the…
Beavers are big-time engineers and their dams help curb erosion and slow flood waters. Usually, they are more beneficial than harmful, but occasionally their tree-cutting…
Doug Steege and Kris Euclid are owners of a mix of prairie and woodlands straddling the border between Dane and Iowa Counties in the Driftless…
Hikes on freshly fallen snow reveal the non-human dwellers of your woods. But can you identify who has hiked your path before you? Can you…
Your property is your treasure, with lots of love, sweat, and maybe even a few tears poured into caring for it. It means a lot…
This workshop has been cancelled until further notice. We are asking landowners interested in attending to let us know if they would prefer a fall…
It’s the first place you take someone who comes to visit your land. It’s the place you go to be calm, to observe, to reflect,…
To identify trees and shrubs – everybody knows – look at the leaves. Like nametags, leaves identify who’s who. For this reason, your winter woods…
Winter is a popular time to harvest trees because the frozen ground can help protect from damage and erosion and provide easier access. If you…
As warmer days return Wisconsin to a reading-on-the-deck paradise, here are eight books a woodland owner will love—and learn tons from this summer. The Overstory…
We asked our Facebook followers, “If they could get one question, and only one question, about your land, answered by an expert, what would it…
If you are managing land in Wisconsin, then you’re already dealing with the impacts that white-tailed deer have on your landscape. The Wisconsin DNR Deer…
Tree planting might be on your list for any number of reasons – for wildlife habitat, erosion control, regeneration of natural resources, aesthetic beauty, or…
Drawn by the beauty of the land and Peggy’s family history, Jon and Peggy Traver, searched the area in and around Clyde Township in Iowa…
A successful woodland owner has a good offense and a good defense. On offense, take the initiative to do something! Consider what you’d like the…
Woodland owners that experienced damage to their woodlands during the July storms can apply for financial assistance for tree planting among other practices. Applications to…
Not all tree damage is created (or destroyed!) equally. Some trees degrade in quality much faster than others. It is a function of the durability…
When Dale and Phil Grimm found their land in 1995, it was languishing under the haphazard attention of 20 years of rental farming. Today their…