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: Wildlife
Winter Raptors Signal Spring
These January days are cold and the nights even colder, but the promise of spring is in the air, in spite of the frigid temperatures....
How to Identify Deer Browse in the Woods
Article shared from the University of Minnesota Extension – written by, Matt Russell, Extension forest resources specialist on Nov. 7, 2020. Fall is a popular...
Leave it to the Beavers?
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...
QUIZ: Cat, Coyote, or Cottontail?
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...
Interested in Improving Deer Habitat on Your Land?
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...
Deer Management Program a Resource for Landowners
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...
Host a Trail Cam for Snapshot Wisconsin
Snapshot Wisconsin is a volunteer-based wildlife monitoring project utilizing a network of trail cameras. The project recently launched statewide and is looking for additional volunteers....
Polar Vortex Effects? Spring Will Soon Tell
Area landowners have shepherded their properties through two distinct winters this year, the first almost too mild to deserve the title, abruptly pivoting on January...