By Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist As I was sitting at my desk I glanced up to look at the bird feeder I just happened to place directly within view of my window, to see some familiar little birds hopping … Continue reading
Category Archives: Seasons
Here along Lake Michigan, it seems that every season has its own unique qualities in terms of weather. No two years seem to be the same, and within each season there are often significantly contrasting periods. As we all know, … Continue reading
This week many of us will experience November in a Wisconsin woodland from a deer stand. It is a time that people look forward to an excuse to spend quiet hours outdoors. I can’t imagine a better time for this … Continue reading
It seems to have been a wild fall so far and difficult to predict. At the nature center, because so much of what we do depends on conditions outside, we’re very aware of what’s going on outside our door. The … Continue reading
It’s funny how we struggle against nature sometimes: winter weather, summer heat, time itself (I am not a fan of daylight savings). Then again, after another week of struggling to stay warm how do we not develop a bit of … Continue reading