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 […]
Ripples 8/2/18
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 […]
Ripples 7/14/16
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 […]
Ripples 7/7/16
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 […]
Ripples 3/17/16
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 […]
Ripples From the Dunes 2/18/16
Along the Manitowoc River in the town of Manitowoc Rapids where I grew up, there are a number of areas where the river flows against steep clay bluffs. The river […]



