Your Top Three Questions Answered!
We asked our Facebook followers, “If they could get one question, and only one question, about your land, answered by an expert, what would it…
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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…
Reforestation – Is It In Your Plan?
Tree planting might be on your list for any number of reasons – for wildlife habitat, erosion control, regeneration of natural resources, aesthetic beauty, or…
For the Health of the Land
Drawn by the beauty of the land and Peggy’s family history, Jon and Peggy Traver, searched the area in and around Clyde Township in Iowa…
Badgers Defensive Coach Plays Offense on Woods
A successful woodland owner has a good offense and a good defense. On offense, take the initiative to do something! Consider what you’d like the…
Financial Assistance for Storm-related Damage to Your Woodlands
Woodland owners that experienced damage to their woodlands during the July storms can apply for financial assistance for tree planting among other practices. Applications to…
QUIZ: Damaged Pines or Hardwoods – Which Should You Harvest First?
Not all tree damage is created (or destroyed!) equally. Some trees degrade in quality much faster than others. It is a function of the durability…
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…
Town Halls to Provide Storm Damage Information & Resources for Landowners
Editor’s note: Two more town halls have been scheduled in Barron and Polk Counties, in addition to Oconto and Langlade Counties. Four town hall meetings…
High Winds Damaged My Woods – What should I do?
Recently thousands of Wisconsin woodland owners experienced the devastating effects of extremely high winds. If you are among those affected, we are sorry. We know…
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…
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…
New Video Series for Landowners
If you are a landowner, certainly you have goals for your property. Interested in viewing wildlife? Harvesting food from it? Restoring it or protecting it…
A Conservation Camp for Landowners
There’s a lot to learn about managing woodlands and many ways to do it. One option is jumping into the deep end with the Wisconsin…
QUIZ: Skunk Cabbage – A Sure Sign Spring Has Sprung?
An inevitable first sign of spring are blooms of the skunk cabbage. Shyly hidden underneath leaf litter, they protrude through the last remains of snow, sometimes as…
Spotlighting Land Care at MREA’s Energy Fair
Expressing our commitment to care for the land takes many forms. Some care for the land through the power of consumer choices that influence how…
Get a Boost To Help Care for Your Land
Did you buy your dream property with the hopes of caring for it, but struggle to get started? We know life gets busy, it’s hard…
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…
Snapshot Wisconsin: Candid Camera for Critters
Doug and I have been taking care of our 44 acres since 2003, and I still find myself getting a chill to realize that I…
Is Winter Bird Feeding Good for Birds?
Many people feed birds during winter, believing they’re engaging in an activity that is good for them as well as for the birds. Yet, while…
Learn Something New About Your Land – Classes Start Soon!
Gaining expert advice at the Learn About Your Land (LAYL) classes is guaranteed, but most landowners gain valuable perspectives from an unlikely source: their neighbors. “It was through…
The Ecology of Phenology
The 2019 Wildlife Phenology CalendarThe Aldo Leopold Foundation is pleased to share the Leopold family’s legacy of keeping phenology records through the publication of the…
Dogs, Land, People, and Potential
When Mike Lake’s dad purchased the farm northeast of Hustisford, Wisconsin, it was considered a failing property. Its compact size included grazed woodland, marsh, pasture…
Thinking about Planting Trees?
Now is the time to put in your order! The Reforestation Program has begun its annual tree seedling and shrub sales. Whether you’re looking to plant…
Want to care for your woods? Struggling to get started? Too busy? Money?
Did you buy your dream property with the hopes of caring for it, but struggle to get started? We know life gets busy, it’s hard…
Oak in the Driftless Workshop Presentations
Nearly 200 landowners and professionals gathered on September 29th, 2018 at the Oak in the Driftless workshop in Baraboo to discuss many topics around woodland…
Upcoming Workshop: Oak in the Driftless
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…
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…
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…