By Education Coordinator, Jess Johnsrud We recently held our monthly Raising a Wild Child program and the topic we were learning about was butterflies. This program is for preschool-aged children […]
Ripples 5/24/24
By Max Kornetzke, land manager Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a Wisconsin native wildflower with beautiful palmate foliage and spikes of blue flowers. It flowers in May and June and […]
Ripples 10/19/23
Fall writings and depictions often don’t include butterfly images, but these clever creatures of nature are on my mind year ‘round. They’re viewed as a symbol of transformation and hope. […]
Ripples 7/28/22
By Nancy Nabak, Communications Coordinator And this year, the “Upstanding Pillar in the Community” award goes to… the Monarch cater-pillar. I’m telling you, this six-legged pillar has been working very […]
Ripples 4/8/21
Written by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist The sun is shining, the days are warming up, migratory birds have begun to return…does this mean that spring is finally here? Even though […]
Ripples 8/9/18
Written by Abby Adams, Woodland Dunes summer intern Two weekends ago I stumbled upon the most intriguing caterpillar I’ve ever seen – that of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. I […]
