By Sue Crowley, executive director Happy Halloween Ripples Readers! This year’s Halloween is turning out to be wet and overcast with plenty of winds blowing the leaves through open areas, […]
Ripples 7/25/24
By Liam Guenin, summer intern This time of year is a personal favorite of mine for many reasons, one of them being that it’s a great time for foraging. Currently […]
Ripples 8/17/23
By Max Kornetzke, summer intern The burr oak is a dominant tree of oak savanna biomes that are more frequently found in the southwestern part of Wisconsin. Around Northeastern Wisconsin […]
Ripples 11/11/21
By Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist Psithurism: The sound of the wind in the trees From: Greek word “Psithuros” meaning to whisper Pronounced: “sith-err-iz-um” For nature lovers, the fall is both […]