Category Archives: Outdoor

Written by Jim Knickelbine As I write I am looking out a large window at home. Outside the apple tree is in bloom, the ground is covered with green new growth, including my lawn which will be knee-hig...

We have always celebrated the return of migratory birds. We miss them so in the winter, and when they return, just as trees and the first wildflowers start to bloom, it seems the natural world is rebo...

At last. The migratory floodgates have opened, and every morning reveals birds new to our yards this year. For those who love wild birds, this season is a feast. And, with south winds in the forecast ...

Happy New Year! Indigenous people of the north consider the onset of spring and the maple syrup season as the start of the year, which makes more sense to me than designating the coldest, darkest part...

The following article and photo are by Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. It's a prehistoric look accompanied by a prehistoric trumpeting sound. This...

The following article was written by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist for the Ripples from the Dune sseries from Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. While out walking through the woods, a f...

This article and photos were submitted by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist for Woodland Dunes Nature Center. Who needs a warm and sunny winter vacation when you can spend winter here in Wisconsin ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for its annual Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award, which honors hunter's actions of exceptional moral actions and character wh...

The following article was written by Jennifer Klein, Land Management Coordinator for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. I have never been a fan of the cold. I am not sure how many of us are. Y...

The following article was written by Jim Knickelbine for the Woodland Dunes Ripples from the Dunes series. With the recent cold weather, it's hard to remember that we are now 2/3rd's of the way throug...