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13.072021July 13, 2021
The Hustle, Bustle, and Serenity of Summer

The Hustle, Bustle, and Serenity of Summer

By Andy RadtkeIn Reading the land, Success stories, Woodland Watch

Hot and humid—just what the doctor ordered for a growing summer garden. Rain has come to the central Kickapoo Valley a few times this past...

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11.062021June 11, 2021
Spring in the Kickapoo Valley

Spring in the Kickapoo Valley

By Andy RadtkeIn Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland Watch

It’s been a beautiful spring—strange yet beautiful as springtime always is. It was strange that March and April seemed to trade places on the calendar....

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04.052021May 5, 2021
Departures and Happy Spring Returns

Departures and Happy Spring Returns

By Andy RadtkeIn Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland Watch

It’s become almost impossible to predict what spring will bring or when it will come in earnest. February’s sub-zero temperatures gave little hope for an...

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02.032021March 9, 2021
Messengers Matter

Messengers Matter

By Andy RadtkeIn Invasive species, Oak management, Ownership 101, Success stories, Tree care, Wildlife, Woodland Watch

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...

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02.022021February 3, 2022
Winter Raptors Signal Spring

Winter Raptors Signal Spring

By Andy RadtkeIn Reading the land, Wildlife, Woodland Watch

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....

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01.062020June 1, 2020
Is Your Morel True or False? Know the Difference.

Is Your Morel True or False? Know the Difference.

By Andy RadtkeIn Forest farming, Plant ID, Woodland Watch
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24.032020March 25, 2020
Your Trees at Risk: Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD)

Your Trees at Risk: Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD)

By Jen SimoniIn Ask the Expert, News, Timber harvesting, Woodland Watch

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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14.012017January 9, 2017
Quiz: Hairy Versus Downy Woodpeckers?

Quiz: Hairy Versus Downy Woodpeckers?

By Jen SimoniIn News, Wildlife, Woodland Watch

You’ve likely spied a couple of different woodpeckers visiting your feeder this winter. But can you tell the species apart? The colors and patterning of...

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05.042016June 7, 2016
How Big Is Rural Wisconsin?

How Big Is Rural Wisconsin?

By Jen SimoniIn News, Ownership 101, Woodland Watch

Wisconsin’s population at the time of the 2010 census was around 5.6 million people.  It will come as no surprise that most people (and Wisconsin’s...

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20.032016February 2, 2017
Rural Neighbors: Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

Rural Neighbors: Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

By Jen SimoniIn News, Ownership 101, Woodland WatchTags Woodland Watch

“Distance might separate rural neighbors, but relationships are still important.” –Jim Weber, rural woodland owner in Iowa County A simplistic look at rural landowners might...

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