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Ripples 1/28/21

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jim KnickelbineFebruary 8, 2021

A Pool Party in the Middle of Winter?  by Kennedy Zittel, Woodland Dunes intern The temperature was around 10℉ as the wind blew cold snow across the boardwalk. Even though the air was frigid the other interns and I were … Continue reading →

Posted in mammals | Tagged cattails, fur, marsh, muskrat, rat-like tail, water

Ripples 6/18/20

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Nancy NabakJune 11, 2020

Written by Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator A bird that sounds like a horse?  Or how about a wild laugh overheard at a cocktail party? The owner of these unusual sounds is an eight-inch secretive marsh bird called a “sora.” Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged aquatic, marsh, preening, sora, whinny

Ripples 6/11/20

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Nancy NabakJune 11, 2020

Written by Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator Language is fascinating, and makes the world attached to it, even more so. Words, root-words and origins… it’s all part of a cool literary maze that helps us understand the world around us. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Native Plants | Tagged blue flag iris, dwarf lake iris, marsh, shoreline

Ripples 3/15/19

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Jim KnickelbineMarch 15, 2019

Earlier this week we saw below zero temperatures and the world was crispy. Now we’re above freezing and the world is soggy.  March has something for everyone and something new almost every day in the world of nature. Now begins … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring | Tagged decline, insects, lichens, maple syrup, marsh, red-winged blackbirds

Ripples 5/26/17

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Nancy NabakMay 26, 2017

I had never heard the secrets of the West Twin river until I kayaked it Monday, May 23rd. Sumner Matteson, an avian ecologist from the Wisconsin DNR, and I kayaked the West Twin as part of the Great Wisconsin Birdathon … Continue reading →

Posted in birding, River | Tagged birding, marsh, nature, paddling, West Twin River

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