By Steve Swenson, Program Director As a teenager, Peggy Timmerman would have characterized her mother’s interest in nature as over-enthusiastic. Plants individually labelled with Latin...
Archive for category: Invasive species
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Oconto And Shawano Counties
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...
Invasive to Watch: Japanese Hedge Parsley
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...
Wilting Oaks Need Your Help!
Brown and dying oak leaves mid-summer in green and lush woods. Upon seeing this, landowner Dale Parker contacted the local DNR forester and heard the...
Fall invasive control methods
As native trees and plants approach dormancy and lose their leaves, now is a great time to be in the woods tackling invasive species which...
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...
There’s a New Invasive in Town
By: Ben Johnston, Kickapoo Valley Reserve In late November 2016, I met with Julie Borodin in Crawford County to learn about her experience with a...
Buckthorn Baggie Kills Buckthorn without Chemicals
Cutting invasive buckthorn can be a terrific land stewardship project for the winter or early spring. With leaves off the trees and bushes, buckthorn is...
Can You Tell Native From Invasive Brush?
Cutting invasive brush, like buckthorn, is great winter work — no heat, humidity, bugs, or other vegetation to get in your way. Great, except for...
The Keys to Garlic Mustard Control
By Steve Swenson, Ecologist, Aldo Leopold Foundation A successful garlic mustard control program is both preventative (i.e., identifies new populations) and curative (i.e., controls known...
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