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Ripples 4/ 9/20

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Jim KnickelbineApril 9, 2020

Ripples from the Dunes, by Jennifer Klein, Woodland Dunes Land Management Coordinator Mourning doves may not seem like very interesting birds. They are pretty common and drab in color. However, I’ve liked them since childhood.  I think it started because … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation | Tagged Citizen Science, connected, nature, observations, senses

Ripples 3/19/20

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Jim KnickelbineMarch 19, 2020

So much can change in a week.  Turns out when biology is involved, it can be difficult to predict even a short period into the future.  I remember a mathematician  in a famous dinosaur movie who said, “Life finds a … Continue reading →

Posted in Microscopic Organisms | Tagged forest bathing, mutation, nature, restorative, virus

Ripples 11/16/17

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Jim KnickelbineNovember 16, 2017

Thanksgiving On a November walk, the woods and waters of the Lakeshore seem so different.  The air is crisp and so are the leaves underfoot, and instead of a hundred bird songs there are much less – chickadees, some house … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Native Plants, Wildlife | Tagged Bald Eagles, invasive plants, nature, turkeys

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

Ripples 3/9/17

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jim KnickelbineMarch 24, 2017

This article was written by Mikayla Opichka, Woodland Dunes education intern and student at Silver Lake College. When I feel upset or overwhelmed, I love going for a nature walk, listening to the birds singing and the sounds of crunching … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Outdoor Play | Tagged biophilia, curiosity, nature, outdoors

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