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...
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Interested in Improving Deer Habitat on Your Land?
Then you won’t want to miss this upcoming workshop! Spend a full morning with the experts discussing ways that you can improve habitat and encourage...
Your Top Three Questions Answered!
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...
The Ecology of Phenology
The 2019 Wildlife Phenology CalendarThe Aldo Leopold Foundation is pleased to share the Leopold family’s legacy of keeping phenology records through the publication of the...
Oak in the Driftless Workshop Presentations
Nearly 200 landowners and professionals gathered on September 29th, 2018 at the Oak in the Driftless workshop in Baraboo to discuss many topics around woodland...
The Power of Your Voice at a Local Working Group (LWG)
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...
Keeping Track: Frequently Asked Questions About Phenology
By Dr. Stanley Temple, Beers-Bascom Professor Emeritus in Conservation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Senior Fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation “Keeping records enhances the pleasure of the...
It Takes a Village to Care for Land
“This is a family recreational property, but it is highly degraded. It’s for the benefit of wildlife and we want to witness it, but before...
Ask the Expert: Should I Seek Forest Certification?
Nearly everyone and everything – from tax accountants to organic produce – can be certified, and the same is true of family forest owners. Certification...