Landowners love their oaks. Majestic, sturdy, long-lived, bountiful, valuable, oak trees are admired for many reasons. What other single tree species in the Driftless means...
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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...
Restoring Fire, Restoring Function
“I didn’t even know that 200-year-old burr oak was there,” said Matt Millen, Sauk County landowner. Presence of fire-tolerant oaks with sprawling branches testify to...
Attract the Right Bird, Build the Right House.
Winter is coming to an end, which means the return of migratory birds is not far away. As thousands of birds make their way back...
Learn Something New About Your Land
Gaining expert advice at the Learn About Your Land (LAYL) courses is guaranteed, but most landowners gain valuable perspectives from an unlikely source: their neighbors. “It was through...
Payments for Conservation: The Conservation Stewardship Program
The health of private lands has always been important to society as a whole. That’s why federal, state, and county governments offer public conservation assistance to private...
Opossum, Raccoon and Skunk, Oh My!
Do you know the track marks of the animals on your land? Take our quiz to find out. Each year, after the midwinter blizzards, there...
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...
Is Winter Bird Feeding Good for Birds?
By Stanley Temple Many people feed birds during winter, believing they’re engaging in an activity that is good for them as well as for the...