Spring Cleaning The recent mild days seem to foster not only migration but other summer preparations as well, for wildlife as well as people. Ospreys have returned to their […]
Ripples 3-19-15
Despite the anxious times in which we live, full of disagreement and conflict, I have good news. Many of the world’s problems will be solved in the next couple of […]
Ripples 2-19-15
Here we are, late in February and still in the dead of winter it seems. By now we’ve become pretty good at adapting our behavior to deal with the cold- […]
Ripples 2-16-15
Our nature preserve was founded so that the special wildlife habitat between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, and the wildlife that resides there, might continue to exist. Over four decades, a […]
Ripples 2-5-15
The State of the Woods It’s zero degrees as we walk into the forest, but sunny and no wind. The air smells and feels clean, as if it’s been […]
Ripples 10-10-14
At our place along the Manitowoc River, my grandfather planted wild grapes and other plants for the birds. Later, I remember him complaining that the grapes were taking over the […]
