Written by Max Kornetzke, Image from Wikipedia The first snow has fallen (and mostly melted) and almost everything has gone to sleep for the coming winter months. I’ve come to […]
Ripples 9/4/25
Written by Kennedy Zittel, naturalist Meandering through the butterfly garden I saw countless bumble bees buzzing by, a handful of butterflies fluttering in the breeze, and even a hummingbird moth […]
Ripples 7/31/25
Written by Max Kornetzke Mid-July through early August is a great time to take a walk down our Willow Trail here at Woodland Dunes. As you walk back you will […]
Ripples 1/30/25
By Max Kornetzke, land manager Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is one of the dominant bunchgrasses of the Great Plains shortgrass prairie biome, but its distribution spans much wider across most […]
Ripples 9/12/24
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 5/2/24
by Jim Knickelbine We are drawn outside by good weather, and have been blessed with our share lately. A recent walk on Willow Trail at Woodland Dunes was refreshing, even […]
