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Ripples 8/10/23

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Jim KnickelbineAugust 10, 2023

by Kellsey Grange, summer intern Springtime in the marsh calls for a lot of activity. From leaves budding to flowering marsh marigolds, there is plenty of beauty in the marsh. If you dare to go mucking around a marsh or … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants | Tagged marsh, pear-shaped fruit, spring, toxic, treatment, wild calla

Ripples 7/13/23

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Jim KnickelbineJuly 13, 2023

Given the weather being experienced in other parts of the country this summer, we are reminded how fortunate we are to live here.  The Great Lakes are truly our friends, embracing all the living things here.  The mornings this summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants | Tagged dogbane, dogbane beetle, milky sap, poisonous, pretty

Ripples 6/8/23

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Jim KnickelbineJune 8, 2023

by Kennedy Zittel, Woodland Dunes Naturalist   Tuesday, June 6th, was an amazing day. We spent the day working on one of my favorite parts of the preserve (though it is quite difficult to truly pick a favorite). Before work … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants | Tagged asters, bluebells, jacob's ladder, mayapples, rusty-patched bumblebee

Ripples 3/16/23

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Jim KnickelbineMarch 16, 2023

By Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist Now that it is almost spring, I have begun to dream about all of the plants I want to add to my flowerbeds. I have only been in my house for a year or so now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants | Tagged carrot, flowers, medicinal, polliators, rattlesnake master, spiky golf ball

Ripples 5/26/22

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Jim KnickelbineMay 27, 2022

I remember 50 years ago being part of a Boy Scout campout at Maribel Caves.  There were a number of activities involved, including planting spruce trees in the field along the road west of the forest, hiking on the trails, … Continue reading →

Posted in Plants | Tagged bunches, forest, natural, over-harvested, Ramps, spring onions, wild leeks

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