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 1-15-15
Last winter, a great gray owl showed up in Madison, right in the city. A magnificent two foot tall raptor that is usually found in Canada, maybe northern Minnesota in […]
Full Moon Walk
Monday, January 5th you have a rare opportunity: the opportunity to experience the trails of the preserve at night, by the light of the full moon! We only host a […]
Ripples 12-04-14
One of the best things about nature study is that you never know what you are going to find. The more we learn about the complex workings of the world […]
Ripples 11-20-14
On many spring days during my formative years in Manitowoc, a shift of the afternoon wind turned a sunny, warm, pleasant time to a cool, damp one. At that time […]
