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
Tag Archives: nature
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
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
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
A small group of four year olds lined up along the railing at the top of the tower at Woodland Dunes and patiently waited. Each child used his index finger and thumb to carefully hold a pinch of fluffy milkweed … Continue reading