The Outstanding Vision of a Lady Landowner
By Denise Thornton The view from horseback connects Denise Marino to her land. “It was a dream to have land so I could have my…
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Getting Used to Changes Lately
September 18— Like last year, the summer is still lingering in the Kickapoo Valley and the garden flowers are showing their last blossoms. There’s still…
Muralt, Mississippi, and This Waning Summer
The new normal for me is getting comfortable with the expanding unpredictability of this region’s weather. I had convinced myself that the spring drought would…
The Hustle, Bustle, and Serenity of Summer
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…
Ancient Prairie in Wisconsin
Thirteen acres of lush green hillside meadow, tucked away in a cool and quiet valley. What a perfect place to spend a Sunday afternoon, slowly…
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.…
Swansong In An Owly Winter
Up until now, the weather has been very pleasant and I was able to get lots of things done outside in preparation for the winter…
October Makes Way for the Coming Cold
Most of the woodland trees have lost their colorful fall plumage and the prairie grasses are nodding, golden-brown heads in the meadow. It happens every…
Inspired to be Good Stewards
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…
Lee’s First Walk in the Woods with a Forester
In his youth, Lee Bushmaker enjoyed spending time on his grandpa and grandma’s dairy farm in Adams-Friendship. Those formative moments seem to have left an…
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…
Three Times Lucky: The Driftless Region
By Steve Swenson If and when the next glacier comes to Wisconsin, the smart bet is a move to the Driftless Region. While many are…
Reading the History of Your Land
Air photos have been taken periodically of Wisconsin, starting in the late 1930s and continuing through today. You may be able to pull together a…