Many people associate Woodland Dunes with it’s birdlife and we encourage that. Birds are colorful, announce themselves with their songs, and are in general easy to find. There are more than 100 species that are found here each year, from … Continue reading
Category Archives: Water
Ripples from the Dunes written by Jay MacKenzie, summer intern for Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve. Most people have learned to be wary of strangers approaching them with a clipboard in hand. Often, such strangers have an agenda, whether … Continue reading
Written by Breanna Gosh, summer naturalist intern. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go on a “bat cruise” on the West Twin river near Woodland Dunes. A bat cruise is a two to three hour boat ride done … Continue reading
That we are fast approaching mid-summer is a reality that is hard for me to accept, as it is every year. Nevertheless, the signs are there- the progression of blooms of wildflowers and grasses, newly fledged birds begging food from … Continue reading
Here we are, mid-March and caught in the tension zone between winter and summer. The difference a few degrees of Earth’s attitude toward or away from the Sun makes is profound, and already trees are budding, lawns are … Continue reading