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Tag Archives: wildlife

Ripples 11/22/19

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Jim KnickelbineNovember 22, 2019

Thanksgiving The years certainly fly by, and sometimes it’s hard to comprehend their passage. Forty five Thanksgivings ago a group of local people decided there would be a Woodland Dunes, and took steps to buy land and organize environmental education … Continue reading →

Posted in Wildlife | Tagged banding, saw-whet owl, thankful, Thanksgiving, wildlife

Ripples 7/11/19

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Jim KnickelbineJuly 12, 2019

As I looked out the window on a recent calm morning, I saw that the lilac bush outside was covered in delicate strands of spider silk. They waved and gleamed in the early morning sunshine, and I thought of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer | Tagged crickets, dragonflies, fireflies, magic, spiderlings, wildlife

Ripples 9/6/18

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Jim KnickelbineFebruary 21, 2019

One of this year’s projects for Woodland Dunes has been to improve the mouth of a basically unknown little stream which long ago was known as Forget-Me-Not Creek. This site also happens to outfall to Lake Michigan at the location … Continue reading →

Posted in Creek restoration | Tagged creek, plant diversity, restoration, wildlife

Ripples 2-5-15

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jim KnickelbineApril 16, 2015

The State of the Woods   It’s zero degrees as we walk into the forest, but sunny and no wind.  The air smells and feels clean, as if it’s been sanitized by the cold.  Dry light snow clings to the … Continue reading →

Posted in birding, Education, Insects, Native Plants, Plants, Seasons, Uncategorized, Wildlife, winter | Tagged snow, soil, wildlife, winter
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