Written by Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist During the spring, the wet areas of the State Natural Area fill with sunshine, both literally as the weather warms and the sun shines through, […]
Ripples 4/9/2026
Written by Sue Crowley, Executive Director I was taking a hike out on Cattail Trail boardwalk the other day to see what the rains of spring have filled up, rejuvenated, […]
Ripples 4/2/26
Written by Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist A walk down Black Cherry Trail, Trillium Trail, and the Dunes Segment of the Ice Age Trail leads you through our State Natural Area. Here […]
Ripples 3/26/26
Written by Max Kornetzke, Land Manager The earliest flowering plant I’ve noticed this year lives amongst the canopy of our woodlands. Red maple (Acer rubrum) is a common tree across […]
Ripples 3/12/26
Written by Jason Prigge, Development Director There is a special kind of quiet that lives inside the observation windows inside Woodland Dunes Nature Center, with the sudden flutter of activity […]
Ripples 3/5/26
Written by Sue Crowley, Executive Director Image by Jess Johnsrud, Education Coordinator This weekend we experience the yearly Daylight Savings Time adjustment to our daylight hours. We ‘spring ahead’ one […]
