By Max Kornetzke, land manager By late August, I usually start to see the first hues of autumn. Gray dogwoods hold their wine-colored leaves the whole season, with contrasting porcelain […]
Ripples 9/5/24
By Kennedy Zittel, naturalist International Vulture Awareness Day takes place on the first Saturday in September each year. In honor of my favorite bird – the turkey vulture – let’s […]
Ripples 8/29/24
Ripples from the Dunes contributed from the Dunesletter archives, September 1985, Number 41. Written by John Hancock. Nature’s Timetable Asters, goldenrods and gentians are characteristic flowers of late summer and […]
Ripples 8/22/24
by Natalie McNeely, intern Watching a prairie flower throughout the spring, summer, and early fall is like watching a painting come to life. The smells of bee balm, the sounds […]